NSSDCA ID: ESRB-00056
Availability: Data Accessible Elsewhere
Time span: 1984-11-01 to 1988-01-31
This set of earth radiation budget data was supplied by the ERBE science team as tape images on 12-in. WORM optical disks that were created on Optimem drives in an Aquidneck system. The data were first generated on a CDC computer as scaled integers in IBM representation and put on unlabeled magnetic tapes. This data set contains averages of estimates of longwave, shortwave, and net radiant exitance at the top of the atmosphere and albedo. One set of estimates includes all narrow-field-of-view (NFOV) scanner measurements. The second set contains only those measurements identified as viewing clear sky areas. Four more sets of estimates contain nonscanner measurements (MFOV and WFOV) that are reduced with both the shape factor technique and the numerical filter technique. There are four types of spatial averaging: 2.5 deg, 5.0 deg, 10.0 deg regions and zones, and global averaging. There are also three different time periods of averaging: daily, monthly, and monthly hourly. One tape contains 1 mo of data from the ERBS spacecraft or from combined spacecraft (ERBS, NOAA 9, and NOAA 10). This data set is archived on the last Processed Archive Tape (PAT) optical disk of the month. As of January 1993, this data set is archived and distributed through the EOSDIS DAAC at NASA/Langley Research Center (LaRC DAAC) (804-864-8656).
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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Mr. James F. Kibler | Data Provider | NASA Langley Research Center | j.f.kibler@larc.nasa.gov |