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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
卫星是否检测到表面太阳辐射的趋势?
R T Pinker1, B Zhang, E G Dutton
1Department of Meteorology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
概括
全球太阳辐射 (S) 显示了影响气候和能源的长期变化. 卫星数据显示,从1983年至2001年间的增长率不同于地面报告.
科学领域:
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 大气物理学 大气物理学
背景情况:
- 长期的太阳辐射 (S) 变化影响气候,水文,光合作用和太阳能.
- 以前的报道表明,从1960年到1990年,S持续下降.
研究的目的:
- 用最长的卫星记录来估计太阳辐射的全球时间变化.
- 为了协调卫星和地面太阳辐射测量之间的差异.
主要方法:
- 利用最长的可用卫星记录进行全球太阳辐射 (S) 分析.
- 对比卫星衍生的S变化与独立的卫星和地面观测.
主要成果:
- 从1983年到2001年,全球S总体增加了0.16W/m2 (0.10%) 每年.
- 这一趋势持续下降至大约1990年,随后持续增长.
- 全球卫星发现与最近的卫星数据一致,但与地面观测相反.
结论:
- 卫星数据为太阳辐射趋势提供了统一的全球视角,与地面站的限制不同.
- 这项研究强调了全球太阳辐射在经过一段时间的下降后,最近的日益增长的趋势.
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