The motional analysis of cloud albedo patterns by using GMS images

Author

Taniguchi, Hironari ; Otani, Kenji ; Kurokawa, Kosuke

Author_Institution

Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Japan

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1695

Lastpage

1698

Abstract

This paper describes the method for forecasting the cloud albedo as a basis study to estimate the irradiation by using geostationary meteorological satellite (GMS) images. A new procedure is also proposed to remove the effect of ground albedo, which disturbs the cloud movement analysis. The validity of the method for forecasting the cloud albedo was examined. The forecast probability was estimated as yearly 66.8% for one hour ahead, 58.5% for two hours ahead and 52.7% for three hours ahead at 20 sites in Japan. Results over 80% for one hour ahead at Sapporo were obtained. It seems reasonable to suppose that this method can be used only for a specific site and season

Keywords

albedo; clouds; image processing; probability; 1 h; 2 h; 3 h; Japan; Sapporo; cloud albedo patterns motion analysis; forecast probability; geostationary meteorological satellite; motional analysis; Atmosphere; Clouds; Dispatching; Image analysis; Image motion analysis; Meteorology; Motion analysis; Pattern analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Weather forecasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5772-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2000.916229

Filename

916229