Abstract
Abstract. Under the GOES-R activity, new algorithms are being developed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) to derive surface and top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) shortwave (SW) radiative fluxes from the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), the primary instrument on GOES-R. This paper describes a support effort in the development and evaluation of the ABI instrument capabilities to derive such fluxes. Specifically, scene-dependent narrow-to-broadband (NTB) transformations are developed to facilitate the use of observations from ABI at the TOA. Simulations of NTB transformations have been performed with MODTRAN 4.3 using an updated selection of atmospheric profiles and implemented with the final ABI specifications. These are combined with angular distribution models (ADMs), which are a synergy of ADMs from the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) and from simulations. Surface conditions at the scale of the ABI products as needed to compute the TOA radiative fluxes come from the International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme (IGBP). Land classifications at 1/6∘ resolution for 18 surface types are converted to the ABI 2 km grid over the contiguous United States (CONUS) and subsequently re-grouped to 12 IGBP types to match the classification of the CERES ADMs. In the simulations, default information on aerosols and clouds is based on that used in MODTRAN. Comparison of derived fluxes at the TOA is made with those from CERES, and the level of agreement for both clear and cloudy conditions is documented. Possible reasons for differences are discussed. The product is archived and can be downloaded from the NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS).
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