Title :
Supporting Energy-Related Societal Applications Using NASAs Satellite and Modeling Data
Author :
Stackhouse, Paul W. ; Eckman, R.S. ; Zhang, Tianzhu ; Mikovitz, J.C. ; Whitlock, C.H. ; Chandler, W.S. ; Hoell, J.M. ; Leng, G.S.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Mission Directorate, NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Abstract :
Improvements to NASA Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy (SSE) web site are now being made through the Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) project under NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Science Energy Management Program. The purpose of this project is to tailor NASA Science Mission results for energy sector applications and decision support systems. The current status of SSE and research towards upgrading estimates of total, direct and diffuse solar irradiance from NASA satellite measurements and analysis are discussed. Part of this work involves collaborating with partners such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Energy Management and POWER plans including historic, near-term and forecast datasets are also overviewed.
Keywords :
Web sites; atmospheric radiation; decision support systems; geophysics computing; remote sensing; sunlight; NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Science Energy Management Program; NASA satellite measurements; NRCan; NREL; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Natural Resources Canada; POWER project; Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource; Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy web site; decision support systems; energy sector applications; solar irradiance estimation; Collaborative work; Current measurement; Decision support systems; Energy management; Energy resources; Meteorology; NASA; Renewable energy resources; Satellites; Solar energy;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.113