NSSDCA ID: ESRB-00022
Availability: Data Accessible Elsewhere
Time span: 1978-11-16 to 1987-11-01
The ERB-MATRIX data set contains gridded, daily and monthly averaged earth radiation budget parameters obtained from the Earth Radition Budget (ERB) experiment on Nimbus-7. The data were extracted from the ERB Master Archival Tape (MAT; NSSDC ID 78-098A-07A). Outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), albedo, and net radiation are calculated from measurements made by the fixed wide-field-of-view (WFOV) channels. Different values for the ascending and descending nodes, as well as some statistical information, are given for 2070 equal areas, each approximately 500 km x 500 km. Besides the daily averages, there are the 6-day and monthly gridded averages, and the 6-day and monthly averages in Mercator/polar stereographic map projection for microfilm production. Originally, the MATRIX dataset consisted of both WFOV and scanner (narrow-field-of-view (NFOV)) data. The scanner data has been reprocessed and reside separately on the Sorting -into-Angular-Bins (SAB) MATRIX product (78-098A-07T).
This data set was transferred to the Langley DAAC in January 1996.
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Herbert Jacobowitz | Data Provider | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service |