NASA ERBE Climatology clear-sky sw: shortwave radiation data

Climatology clear-sky shortwave radiation from NASA ERBE: Earth Radiation Budget Experiment.

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 (1.25E) to (1.25W) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (88.75N) to (88.75S) by 2.5 N= 72 pts :grid

Other Info

datatype
realarraytype
file_missing_value
999.98999
missing_value
NaN
units
W /m2
standard units*
kilogram second-3

References

Barkstrom_Smith1986

Barkstrom, B. R., E. F. Harrison, and R. B. Lee, 1990. Earth Radiation Budget Experiment, Preliminary seasonal results. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 71, February 27.

Last updated: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:27:23 GMT

Data Views

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[ X Y | T]MMM