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SARAH-3 – satellite-based climate data records of surface solar radiation
Deutscher Wetterdienst, satellite-based climate monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
Jaqueline Drücke
Deutscher Wetterdienst, satellite-based climate monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
Steffen Kothe
Deutscher Wetterdienst, satellite-based climate monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
Jörg Trentmann
Deutscher Wetterdienst, satellite-based climate monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
Marc Schröder
Deutscher Wetterdienst, satellite-based climate monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
Rainer Hollmann
Deutscher Wetterdienst, satellite-based climate monitoring, Offenbach, Germany
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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.
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