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NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Radiation-Clouds mth_3hr sur_swdn: Surface Shortwave Downward Radiation Flux data
mth_3hr Surface Shortwave Downward Radiation Flux from NASA ISLSCP GDSLAM Radiation-Clouds: Global data sets for land-atmosphere models, including radiation and cloud properties.Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time of Day (Z)
- grid: /F (hr) ordered (0.0 hr) to (21.0 hr) by 3.0 N= 8 pts :grid
- Time (time)
- grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1987) to (Dec 1988) by 1.0 N= 24 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.5W) to (179.5E) by 1.0 N= 360 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.5N) to (89.5S) by 1.0 N= 180 pts :grid
Other Info
- missing_value
- -9999.0
- units
- W /m2
- standard units*
- kilogram second-3
References
Darnell, W. L., W. F. Staylor, S. K. Gupta, N. A. Ritchey, and A. C. Wilber, 1992. Seasonal variation of surface radiation budget derived from ISCCP-C1 data. J. Geophys. Res., 97:15741-15760.
Last updated: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:27:28 GMT
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