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page last modified:
25 March 2026
     
Surface solar irradiance data are important for planning and estimating the production of solar power plants. Long-term high quality surface solar radiation data are needed for monitoring climate change. The broadband Surface Solar Irradiance (SSI, 0.2-4.0 micron) is derived from the OMI O2-O2 effective cloud fraction. The OMI SSI algorithm is based on the Heliosat method.

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Surface Solar Irradiance (SSI)

        SSI menu    Daily data is available from 01 January 2014 to 30 March 2021.

Citation

When the data is used in scientific publications, please refer to the following publication:

Wang, P., M. Sneep, J.P. Veefkind, P. Stammes, P.F. Levelt, Evaluation of broadband surface solar irradiance derived from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 149, June 2014, Pages 88-99, ISSN 0034-4257, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.03.036. (link)


Acknowledgement

The OMI SSI data products were generated using the OMI L2 cloud product (OMCLDO2) produced by NASA/KNMI.

Scientific papers

  • Mueller, R., Dagestad, K., Ineichen, P., Schroedter-Homscheidt, M., Cros, S., Dumortier, D., et al. (2004). Rethinking satellite based solar irradiance modeling: The SOLIS clearsky module. Remote Sensing of Environment, 91, 160–174.
  • Wang, P., M. Sneep, J.P. Veefkind, P. Stammes, P.F. Levelt, Evaluation of broadband surface solar irradiance derived from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 149, June 2014, Pages 88-99, ISSN 0034-4257, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.03.036.