respective data file names. A detailed
description of data (and data format) contained in these files is
available in readme files accessible by clicking data file names.
Data File
(Temporal Coverage)
|
Parameter |
Temporal Resolution
|
| Primary Algorithms |
SRB_REL2.1_LW_3HRLY
(07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995)
|
Day/Night flag
(Day=1, Night=0) |
3 hourly
|
SRB_REL2.1_LW_3HRLY
SRB_REL2.1_LW_DAILY
SRB_REL2.1_LW_MONTHLY
SRB_REL2.1_LW_3HRLY_MONTHLY
(07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995)
Additional parameters can be calculated using data
contained in these files.
|
Upward Clear-sky Longwave Radiative Flux at Top-of-Atmosphere
(W/m2) |
(1) 3 hourly
(2) Daily averages
(3) Monthly averages
(4) 3 hourly/monthly
|
| Upward Clear-sky Longwave Radiative Flux at Earth's Surface
(W/m2) |
| Downward Clear-sky Longwave Radiative Flux at Earth's Surface
(W/m2) |
| Upward All-sky Longwave Radiative Flux at Top-of-Atmosphere
(W/m2) |
| Upward All-sky Longwave Radiative Flux at Earth's Surface
(W/m2) |
| Downward All-sky Longwave Radiative Flux at Earth's Surface
(W/m2) |
SRB_REL2_SW_3HRLY
SRB_REL2_SW_DAILY
SRB_REL2_SW_MONTHLY
SRB_REL2_SW_3HRLY_MONTHLY
(07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995)
Additional parameters can be calculated using data
contained in these files.
|
All Sky Surface Downward Diffuse Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
(1) 3 hourly
(2) Daily averages
(3) Monthly averages
(4) 3
hourly/monthly
|
| All Sky Diffuse Photosynthetically Active Radiation Flux (W/m2) |
| Aerosol Optical Depth (Dimensionless) |
| Cloud Optical Depth (Dimensionless) |
| All Sky Top of Atmosphere Downward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| All Sky Top of Atmosphere Upward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| All Sky Surface Downward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| All Sky Surface Upward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| Clear Sky Top of Atmosphere Upward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| Clear Sky Surface Downward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| Clear Sky Surface Upward Shortwave Flux (W/m2) |
| All Sky Global Photosynthetically Active Radiation Flux (W/m2) |
| Cloud Fraction (Dimensionless) |
| Cosine Solar Zenith Angle From Satellite (Dimensionless) |
| Cosine Solar Zenith Angle From Astronomy (center of 3 hour period)
(Dimensionless) |
SRB_REL2.1_LW_CLDPROPS_3HRLY
(07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995)
These data are provided to enable users
to compute fluxes using any algorithms (including the one used in our work), if
they so desire.
|
Fifty-Three Parameters:
1. GLW Skin Temperature (K)
2. GEOS Skin Temperature (K)
3. ISCCP Skin Temperature (K)
4. Precipitable Water (g/cm2)
5. Snow/Ice Percentage (%)
6. Day/Night flag
(daynite; 1=Day, 0=Night)
7-18. 12 Bands of IR surface
emissivity
19-23. Cloud Fraction for 5
cloud types
24-28. Cloud Visible Optical Depth
for 5 cloud types
29-33. Cloud particle size for 5
cloud types (droplet
radius for water clouds;
effective diameter for
ice clouds)
34-38. Cloud Top Temperature for
5 cloud types
39-43. Cloud Top Pressure for
5 cloud types
44-48. Cloud Base Pressure for
5 cloud types
49-53. Cloud Water or Ice Content
for 5 cloud types
|
3 hourly
|
| Quality Check Parameters |
SRB_REL2_QCLW_3HRLY
SRB_REL2_QCLW_DAILY
SRB_REL2_QCLW_MONTHLY
SRB_REL2_QCLW_3HRLY_MONTHLY
(07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995)
Additional parameters can be calculated using data
contained in these files
|
Surface Downward Longwave Flux (W/m2) |
(1) 3 hourly
(2) Daily averages
(3)
Monthly averages
(4) 3 hourly/monthly
|
| Surface Net Longwave Flux (W/m2) |
| Surface Longwave Cloud Radiative Forcing (W/m2) |
SRB_REL2_QCSW_DAILY
SRB_REL2_QCSW_MONTHLY
(07/01/1983 -10/31/1995)
Additional parameters can be calculated using data
contained in these files
|
Clear-Sky Surface Downward Shortwave Flux
(Clear-Sky Surface Insolation) (W/m2) |
(1) Daily averages
(2) Monthly Averages
|
| All-Sky Surface Downward Shortwave Flux
(All-Sky Surface Insolation) (W/m2) |
| Surface Absorbed Shortwave Flux
(Surface Net SW Flux) (W/m2) |
SRB_REL2_QCSW_MONTHLY
(07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995)
|
Surface direct SW flux (W/m2)
|
Monthly averages |
Surface diffuse SW flux (W/m2)
|
Surface PAR flux (W/m2)
|
ERBE clear-sky surface albedo (fraction)
|
| Clear-sky surface albedo (fraction) |
TOA insolation (W/m2)
|
All-sky surface albedo (fraction)
|
Total cloud amount (percent)
|
Column water vapor (gm/cm2)
|
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