ERBE global
ERBE global: Global shortwave radiation budget data derived from 5 Years of ERBE measurements.
Documents
| overview | an outline showing sub-datasets of this dataset |
Datasets and variables
| mean | ERBE global mean[clr
cld
forcing
]
|
| monthly | ERBE global monthly[srb
]
|
Independent Variables (Grids)
| Time | grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Feb 1985) to (Dec 1988) by 1. N= 47 pts :grid
|
| Longitude | grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (177.5E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
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| Latitude | grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid
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References
Z. Li, H. G. Leighton. Global climatologies of the solar radiation budgets at the surface and in the atmosphere from 5 years of ERBE data. J. Geophys. Res.-Atm. 98, 1993
Z. Li, H. G. Leighton, R. D. Cess. Surface net solar radiation estimated from satellite measurements: Comparison with tower observations. J. Climate 6, 1993a
Z. Li, H. G. Leighton, K. Masuda, T. Takashima. Estimation of SW flux absorbed at the surface from TOA reflected flux. J. Climate 6, 1993b
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