Evaluation of Five Global Top-of-Atmosphere Outgoing Longwave Radiation Products

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 15; no. 15; p. 3722
• Main Authors: Zhan, Chuan, Yang, Jing, Li, Yan, Chen, Yong, Miao, Zuohua, Zeng, Xiangyang, Li, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Agreements; Albedo; Atmosphere; Atmospheric radiation; AVHRR; CERES; CLARA; Climate; Datasets; Energy; Environmental aspects; evaluation; Forecasts and trends; High resolution; HIRS; Hydrologic cycle; I.R. radiation; Infrared radiation; Long wave radiation; Mathematical models; outgoing longwave radiation; Radiation; Remote sensing; Satellites; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; China; Arctic region

Five global monthly top-of-atmosphere (TOA) outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) products are evaluated in this study, including the products derived from the High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS), Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES), Advanced Very High Resolution Radiomete...