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NASA ERBE ERBS

ERBS from NASA ERBE: Earth Radiation Budget Experiment.

Documents

overviewan outline showing sub-datasets of this dataset

Datasets and variables

clear-sky NASA ERBE ERBS clear-sky[net albedo lw sw ]
cloud-forcing NASA ERBE ERBS cloud-forcing[net lw sw ]
total NASA ERBE ERBS total[net albedo lw sw ]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Nov 1984) to (Feb 1990) by 1. N= 64 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

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, 27 Feb 2006 16:14:26 GMT