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ERBE: Earth Radiation Budget Experiment.

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overviewan outline showing sub-datasets of this dataset
dataset documentation

Datasets and variables

global Global shortwave radiation budget data derived from 5 Years of ERBE measurements.
part Shortwave radiation budget data 60S-60N derived from 5 Years of ERBE measurements.

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gcmdi:ERBE
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iridl:NOAA

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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