Entura accumulated Level 3 data over 10 year period and interpolated to 5 km grid. Values of 'Deep Blue Aerosol Optical Depth' (AOT) from the MODIS Aqua data set are used in the analysis. These values are non-dimensional, with a valid range of -0.5 to +5.0 (negative readings are not physically valid but are retained for consistency of the algorithm). Typical values are between 0 and 1, with 0.0 representing clear sky; 0.0 to 0.5 representing moderate levels of aerosols; and 0.5 to 1.0 representing relatively high aerosol concentrations (typical of heavy industrialisation).Values over 1.0 are less common and represent considerable levels of aerosols).
The methodology is contained within the report prepared by Entura which is downloadable here:
<a href=	http://er-info.dpi.vic.gov.au/publications/documentation/geovic_3/energy_division/E300128-TR01%20Solar%20Atlas%20Victoria%20(public%20release)%20with%20calibration%20certificates.pdf	>Solar Atlas Report</a>
<a href=	http://er-info.dpi.vic.gov.au/publications/gis/energy_division/solar_aerosol.zip	>Solar Atlas - Solar Aerosol Data - esri shapefile download</a>
Departmental contact:
Dr. Adrian Panow
Director, Energy Investment
Department of Primary Industries - Victoria
Ph: 9658 4140
Email: Adrian.Panow@dpi.vic.gov.au
Search Words:
Utilities communication
Publication Date:
06 April 2018
Dataset Status:
Complete
Completeness Verification: Metadata Custodian Review Frequency: yearly
Metadata Last Reviewed by Custodian: May 2012
Progress:
Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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Data Existence:
Metadata Name
Descriptions
Resource Name:
SOLAR_AEROSOL
Title:
Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT)
Anzlic ID:
ANZVI0803004716
Custodian:
Owner:
Jurisdiction:
Victoria
Abstract:
Entura accumulated Level 3 data over 10 year period and interpolated to 5 km grid. Values of 'Deep Blue Aerosol Optical Depth' (AOT) from the MODIS Aqua data set are used in the analysis. These values are non-dimensional, with a valid range of -0.5 to +5.0 (negative readings are not physically valid but are retained for consistency of the algorithm). Typical values are between 0 and 1, with 0.0 representing clear sky; 0.0 to 0.5 representing moderate levels of aerosols; and 0.5 to 1.0 representing relatively high aerosol concentrations (typical of heavy industrialisation).Values over 1.0 are less common and represent considerable levels of aerosols).
The methodology is contained within the report prepared by Entura which is downloadable here:
<a href=	http://er-info.dpi.vic.gov.au/publications/documentation/geovic_3/energy_division/E300128-TR01%20Solar%20Atlas%20Victoria%20(public%20release)%20with%20calibration%20certificates.pdf	>Solar Atlas Report</a>
<a href=	http://er-info.dpi.vic.gov.au/publications/gis/energy_division/solar_aerosol.zip	>Solar Atlas - Solar Aerosol Data - esri shapefile download</a>
Departmental contact:
Dr. Adrian Panow
Director, Energy Investment
Department of Primary Industries - Victoria
Ph: 9658 4140
Email: Adrian.Panow@dpi.vic.gov.au
Search Words:
Utilities communication
Purpose:
To provide spatial representation for Solar Atlas in Geovic.
Geographic Extent Polygon:
Geographic Bounding Box:
-34
141
150
-39
Beginning to Ending Date:
2012-06-01 - 2012-06-01
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
Irregular
Stored Data Format:
Available Format(s) Types:
Digital Shapefile
Positional Accuracy:
The satellite data on which the analyses were based have an associated resolution and typical accuracy of 0.01 degrees.
Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
Not applicable
Data Source:
Dataset Source: NASA MODIS satellite. Processed and quality coded average AOT on a per image basis at the native spatial resolution of 10 km by 10 km. Supplied by Entura in a 5km by 5km grid.
Dataset Originality: Derived
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