A 41-Year Global All-Sky Surface Longwave Radiation Components Dataset at 5 km and hourly Resolution
摘要
Longwave radiation (LWR) is a critical factor in surface energy balance and greenhouse effect studies, and its accurate measurement is essential for understanding climate change. However, existing remote sensing-based LWR products still have room for improvement in terms of spatiotemporal coverage, resolution, and accuracy. To address this issue, we developed the LWR Component of the global Long-term Earth System spatiotemporally Seamless Radiation budget dataset (LessRad). LessRad provides high-resolution (0.05°, hourly) LWR components including longwave downward radiation (LWDR), longwave upward radiation (LWUR), and longwave net radiation (LWNR). It extends the temporal coverage to 41 years (1982–2022) and outperforms existing comparable products. For LWDR and LWUR, rigorous validation against 565 ground-based observation sites demonstrates high accuracy, with correlation coefficients (R) of 0.94 and 0.97, biases of –4.39 W/m2 and –0.14 W/m2, and root mean square errors (RMSE) of 24.74 W/m2 and 20.42 W/m2, respectively. The high quality and extensive coverage make the LessRad LWR dataset an invaluable resource for fine-scale analysis of global surface radiation dynamics.