The HelioClim Databases - Solar Radiation Values Derived from Meteosat Satellites

Copyright Eumetsat 2005

HelioClim is a family of databases which comprise solar irradiance and irradiation values available at ground level. HelioClim cover Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Atlantic Ocean and part of the Indian Ocean (see the Meteosat image on left). Mines Paristech - Armines receive Meteosat data from Eumetsat and process them in real time. Mines Paristech - Armines produce the databases HelioClim that can be accessed through the SoDa Service (meteorology - observations).

There are presently three databases in the HelioClim family of the Mines ParisTech - Armines: HC-1, HC-2 and HC-3. Work is on-going on the most recent database HC-3. An improved method Heliosat-4 to process Meteosat images is under preparation; it will create the database HC-4.