Review Article

Open-Source Satellite-Derived Solar Resource Databases Comparison and Validation for Indonesia

Table 1

The general summary of open-source satellite-derived solar resource database for Indonesia.

SARAH-ESolarGIS

Spatial resolution0.050.0025
Temporal resolutionHourlyMonthly average (free edition)
Spatial coverage40 S-62 30′ N, 65 W-128 EGlobal
Temporal coverage1999–20161999–2016/2007–2016 (average)
Derivation algorithmMAGICSOLSolarGIS algorithm
SatelliteMETEOSAT by EUMETSATMETEOSAT, GOES, and Himawari
Database accesshttps://wui.cmsaf.eu/https://solargis.com/maps-and-gis-data/download/indonesia

POWERCLARA-A2

Spatial resolution10.25
Temporal resolutionHourlyDaily
Spatial coverageGlobalGlobal
Temporal coverage1983–present1982–2015
Derivation algorithmLPSA, CERES-2 cloud property retrieval MAGIC, and SAFNWC
SatelliteAqua and terra by NASAPOES by NOAA and EUMETSAT
Database accesshttps://power.larc.nasa.gov/https://wui.cmsaf.eu/