CLOUD-MOTION VECTORS

The development of surface irradiance up to some hours ahead is strongly dependent on the movement of cloud structures, which can be detected using satellite-based methods. This section provides an overview of the processing steps necessary to derive irradiance forecasts on short-term timescales based on cloud-index images from MSG data calculated using the Heliosat method.

Updated: August 18, 2015 — 2:28 pm