Radiation budget climatology data for the top of the atmosphere, collected from November 1978 to October 1983. The dataset was produced by the SCIOPS organization and is hosted by NASA EarthData.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes over the 5-year period.
- Validate and calibrate climate model simulations of Earth's radiation budget.
- Correlate radiation budget measurements with other satellite-derived atmospheric parameters.
- Study spatial and seasonal variability in absorbed solar radiation and outgoing longwave radiation.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a continuous 5-year period from 1978 to 1983.
- Provides foundational climatology for Earth's radiation budget at the top of the atmosphere.
Limitations
- Data is over 40 years old and may not reflect current atmospheric conditions.
- Specific row counts, column details, and spatial resolution are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA EarthData platform.
- Collection Method
- Satellite observations from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE).
- Time Range
- 1978-11 to 1983-10.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Global coverage from satellite observations.