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The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment - Science and implementationThis paper gives an overview of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment. The experiment consists of scanning and nonscanning radiometer packages on three spacecraft. One is a satellite with a 57 deg, inclination orbit which precesses around the earth once every 2 months. Packages are also flown on the sun-synchronous NOAA-F and NOAA-G operational meteorological satellites. The scanning radiometer includes three channels: shortwave, long-wave, and total. The nonscanner package encompasses a pair of wide-field-of-view radiometers and a pair of medium-field-of-view radiometers. Each pair consists of a total and a shortwave radiometer. The scientific importance and objectives of the mission are described, including the need for the three spacecraft and the utility of the complementary types of radiometers.
Document ID
19860058457
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Barkstrom, B. R.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Smith, G. L.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Reviews of Geophysics
Volume: 24
ISSN: 8755-1209
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86A43195
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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