Esben Almqvist wrote: > Hi Miguel! > > As far as I know, there are no RWIS-stations equipped with sensors for > radiation, except research stations of course. However, as a scientist > I maintain that it would be beneficial to have that kind of sensors > installed at the stations. Now, the usability of the sensors is > limited since they cannot give a forecast, only observation data. You > could of course adjust your radiation forecast to fit the data from > the radiation sensors before making a surface temperature forecast. > For comparison it is of course very good to have this kind of sensor. > Radiation is as I see it the most important driving variable of the > model. > I will see what I find! I can compare the output of METRo's radiation > with that from the atmospheric forecast model and see which matches > the measurements best. > > Regards, > Esben
Hi Esben, I think you are right and that is a good idea to add the optional use of IR and solar radiation instead of cloud cover as input. I don't think it will be a lot of work and it could be useful for research and development purpose. Moreover, once it will be done, it will be there for all the future versions of METRo without any other update. I have added a task in METRo (https://gna.org/task/index.php?5753) for this and I have updated the changelog of METRo (http://documentation.wikia.com/wiki/Changelog_%28METRo%29#Version_3.1.2). I have put it in version 3.1.2 but I will probably have time to add it in 3.1.1 release. Can I count on your help to test this new option? Cheers, Miguel -- Miguel Tremblay Physicien - Physicist Centre météorologique canadien - Canadian meteorological centre (CMC) Environnement Canada - Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/ 2121 Trans-Canada N. Suite 228 Téléphone/Phone: 514-421-4729 Dorval, Québec Fax: 514-421-4679 _______________________________________________ METRo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/metro-developers
