ERBE: Combined data from the ERBE instruments on aboard the NOAA-10 and ERBS satellites
This dataset consists of combined data from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) instruments on the Earth Radiaition Budget Satellite (ERBS) and the 10th NOAA Sun-synchronous operational satellites (NOAA-9). ERBS was launched in October 1984 by the Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-41G) into an orbit at 603-km altitude, 57-deg. inclination. NOAA-10 operated at an altitude of 833-km, with an equatorial crossing local time of 0730, having been launched in November 1986.
The ERBE instrument's main aim was to provide accurate measurements of incoming solar energy and shortwave and longwave radiation reflected or emitted from the Earth back into space.
This dataset contains colour images (shortwave/longwave/net radiation, albedo, clear-sky albedo, clear-sky shortwave/longwave/net radiation, and shortwave/longwave/net cloud forcing) from scanning radiometers on the NOAA-10 ERBE satellites and for combined satellite cases.
Monthly average values are included for the time periods during which the scanners were operational.
INSPIRE
Identification
- File identifier
- 2019452e33fcea2415ccec4756994948 XML
- Resource type
- dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Spatial representation type
- grid
Encoding
- Format
- Data are GIF formatted
Projection
- code
- WGS 84
Classification of data and services
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Keywords
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
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- atmospheric conditions
Other keywords
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- ERBE
- albedo
- radiation
- cloud forcing
Geographic coverage
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Temporal extent
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1990-12-10T16:37:31
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1990-12-10T16:37:31
Quality and validity
- Lineage
- Data collected by NASA using the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) and the NOAA-10 satellite, processed and prepared by NASA. A copy of the data were then obtained by the BADC to be made available through the BADC archive.
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Restrictions on access and use
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- unknown
- Organisation name
- Unavailable
- Unavailable
- Organisation name
- Unavailable
- Unavailable
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- unknown
- unknown
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- unknown
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- unknown
- Organisation name
- Unavailable
- Unavailable
- Organisation name
- Unavailable
- Unavailable
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- unknown
- unknown
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- unknown
Metadata information
Contact for the metadata
- Organisation name
- NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
- badc@rl.ac.uk
- Metadata Date
- 2024-04-23T00:16:17
- Metadata Language
- English (en)