monthly surface radiation budget from ERBE part: Shortwave radiation budget data 60S-60N derived from 5 Years of ERBE measurements.
Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time
- grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1985) to (Dec 1989) by 1.0 N= 60 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 (60S) to (60N) by 2.5 N= 49 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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