ISCCP derived srb climatology: surface radiation budget data

derived srb surface radiation budget from ISCCP: Cloudiness and solar radiation data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (Jul) to (Jun) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (178.75W) to (178.75E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (88.75S) to (88.75N) by 2.5 N= 72 pts :grid

Other Info

CE
null
CS
null
datatype
realarraytype
missing_value
NaN
units
W /m2
standard units*
kilogram second-3
history
ISCCP derived srb climatology
[(ISCCP Solar Radation Data (corrected)) ([ ISCCP MONTHLY solr ] * $1-a$)]
Averaged over T2[Jul 1983 - Jun 1984, Jul 1990 - Jun 1991] minimum 0.0% data present

References

Seager_Blumenthal1994

Bishop_Rossow1991

Last updated: Tue, 19 May 2015 19:17:47 GMT

Data Views

TXY
[ Y X T |]MMM


Filters

Here are some filters that are useful for manipulating data. There are actually many more available, but they have to be entered manually. See Ingrid Function Documentation for more information. Average over Y X T | Y X Y T X T | Y X T |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over Y X T | Y X Y T X T | Y X T |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over Y X T | Y X Y T X T | Y X T |
Maximum over Y X T | Y X Y T X T | Y X T |
Minimum over Y X T | Y X Y T X T | Y X T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over Y X T | Y X Y T X T | Y X T |
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Note on units