SARAH-3 – satellite-based climate data records of surface solar radiation

Pfeifroth, Uwe; Drücke, Jaqueline; Kothe, Steffen; Trentmann, Jörg; Schröder, Marc; Hollmann, Rainer

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-5243-2024

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-5243-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-5243-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

Data description paper

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14 Nov 2024

Data description paper |

| 14 Nov 2024

SARAH-3 – satellite-based climate data records of surface solar radiation

Uwe Pfeifroth, Jaqueline Drücke, Steffen Kothe, Jörg Trentmann, Marc Schröder, and Rainer Hollmann

Data sets

Surface Radiation Data Set - Heliosat (SARAH) - Edition 3 U. Pfeifroth et al. https://doi.org/10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/SARAH/V003

Short summary

The energy reaching Earth's surface from the Sun is a quantity of great importance for the climate system and for many applications. SARAH-3 is a satellite-based climate data record of surface solar radiation parameters. It is generated and distributed by the EUMETSAT Climate Monitoring Satellite Application Facility (CM SAF). SARAH-3 covers more than 4 decades and provides a high spatial and temporal resolution, and its validation shows good accuracy and stability.