Figure 3
Comparison between MODIS-derived estimates of the blue-sky albedo and ground-based measurements of the albedo (taken as reference). (a–c) Bias error (thick line stands for the mean bias error), (d–f) Relative bias error (thick line stands for the relative mean bias error), (g–i) Scatter plots (correlation coefficients R are shown in the plots). For the comparisons, sites were clustered according to the latitude: from latitude 18° S to latitude 22° S (left-hand column), from latitude 22° S to latitude 27° S (central column) and from latitude 27° S to latitude 30° S (right-hand column). In plots (a–f), dots indicate the center of the MODIS bands. Plots were generated by using Python’s Matplotlib Library44.
