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Multiresolution analysis of the spatiotemporal variability in global radiation observed by a dense network of 99 pyranometers
Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan
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Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
now at: Department of Marine Sciences, Goa University, Goa 403 206, India
Hartwig Deneke
Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Jonas Witthuhn
Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Andreas Macke
Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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A method has been introduced to assess the representativeness of the time series of a point measurement compared to results for a larger area centered around the measurement location. This method allows one to determine the optimal accuracy that can be achieved for the validation of satellite products for a given pixel footprint, or the evaluation of an atmospheric model with a given grid-cell resolution.
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