An Efficient Method of Estimating Downward Solar Radiation Based on the MODIS Observations for the Use of Land Surface Modeling

Solar radiation is a critical variable in global change sciences. While most of the current global datasets provide only the total downward solar radiation, we aim to develop a method to estimate the downward global land surface solar radiation and its partitioned direct and diffuse components, whic...

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Main Authors: Min Chen, Qianlai Zhuang, Yujie He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/8/7136