Updated Atlantic High Latitude radiative flux products from OSI SAF available soon

The products are:

• Atlantic High Latitude Downward Longwave Irradiance (AHL DLI, ID: OSI-301-b)
• Atlantic High Latitude Surface Solar Irradiance (AHL SSI, ID: OSI-302-b)

They are new versions of the current OSI-301 and OSI-302 products. The main changes are algorithm improvements to extend the products over sea ice and overall quality improvement. Also, the two products are now delivered in one common netCDF4 file, instead of two separate GRIB files. Both products have operational status.

More details, including documentation (user manual, validation report, ATBD) and access to quicklooks, are available here:

AHL DLI: http://www.osi-saf.org/?q=content/atlantic-high-latitude-downward-longwave-irradiance-b
AHL SSI: http://www.osi-saf.org/?q=content/atlantic-high-latitude-surface-solar-irradiance-b

The products will be distributed on EUMETCast as follows:

EUMETCast Europe

Channel: E1B-SAF-1
Multicast address: 224.223.222.28
PID: 500

EUMETCast Africa

Channel: A1C-SAF-1
Multicast address: 224.223.225.3
PID: 100

EUMETCast Terrestrial

Channel: T01-SAF
Multicast address: 232.223.222.6

Example filename: S-OSI_-NOR_-MULT-AHLDLISSI___-202004271200Z.nc

Users already subscribed to OSI SAF products via EUMETCast will receive these updated products automatically. Other users wishing to receive these products should register via our Earth Observation Portal (EOP).

For more information, contact our User Service Helpdesk.