SRB Level 3
Entry Title: Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Release 3.0 QC Shortwave monthly data in native format

Entry ID: SRB_REL3.0_LPSA_MONTHLY_1
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Description

The data set contains monthly average global fields of six shortwave (SW)surface radiative parameters derived with the Quality-Check SW (QCSW) algorithmof the NASA World Climate Research Programme /Global Energy and Water-CycleExperiment (WCRP/GEWEX) Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Project.The parameters contained in these files are:1. Top-of-atmosphere (TOA)insolation (FTOA)2. Pristine-sky surface insolation (FPRS)3. Clear-sky surface insolation (FCLR)4. All-sky surface insolation (FALL)5. Surface absorbed SW flux (FABS)6. All-sky surface albedo (SALB)These parameters were derived originally on a daily temporal resolution. Monthlyaverages were computed from the daily values. The current version of the datasets is identified as Release 3.0. It covers a period of 24.5 years from July 1983 to December 2007.

DOI

10.5067/SRB/REL3.0_LPSA_MONTHLY_L3

Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • RADIATIVE FORCING
  • ALBEDO
  • SHORTWAVE RADIATION
  • SOLAR IRRADIANCE
  • CLOUD TYPES
  • TRANSMITTANCE
  • CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
  • OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
  • CLOUD FREQUENCY > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • ABSORPTION
  • SOLAR RADIATION
  • AEROSOL RADIANCE
  • Organic Carbon and Elemental Carbon (OC/EC)
  • All-Sky Surface Albedo
  • All-Sky Surface Insolation
  • Clear-Sky Surface Insolation
  • Daylight Cloud Fraction
  • Daylight Optical Depth
  • Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
  • Pristine-Sky Surface Insolation
  • Surface Absorbed Shortwave (SW) Flux
  • Surface Irradiance
  • Surface Net Irradiance
  • Surface Radiation
  • Surface Shortwave (SW) Irradiance
  • TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Insolation
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Spatial Information

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Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

GLOBAL
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1983-07-01 - 2007-12-31
Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-4
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
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RADIOMETERS
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
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RADIOMETERS
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
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RADIOMETERS
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
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RADIOMETERS
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 7
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
RADIOMETERS
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
RADIOMETERS
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
RADIOMETERS
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RADIOMETERS
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RADIOMETERS
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RADIOMETERS
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RADIOMETERS
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RADIOMETERS
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
RADIOMETERS
Meteosat Operational Programme 1 (MOP-1)
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
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IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Instruments not applicable.
Metadata Dates

Created on 2014-09-26
Last updated on 2021-06-17