Independent Variables (Grids)

Time

grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jan) to (Dec) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid

Longitude

grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (177.5E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid

Latitude

grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid

Other Info

datatype

realarraytype

source

ERBE description

units

W /m²

standard units*

kilogram second^-3

history

ERBE Surface Radiation Budget

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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