Requirement #702 

Values

For variable: Downward long-wave irradiance at Earth surface

In application: 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 1 W.m-2 10 W.m-2 20 W.m-2
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 5 km 15 km 50 km
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 60 min 3 h 12 h
Timeliness 60 min 3 h 12 h

 

Validated: 4/15/13 Source: P. Ambrosetti
General Comment: necessary to compute radiance balance at the surface or for bulk cloud cover estimation Confidence: tentative
Def: :Positive impact expected but not yet validated due to lack of suitable data and/or models
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications