Earth radiation budget measurements - Pre-ERBE, ERBE, and CERESThe paper reviews experiments dealing with the earth's radiation budget for the last two decades. Attention is focused on the major areas of concern in the satellite measurements: instrument calibration, angular dependence of the radiation leaving the atmosphere, and space and time dependence of the flux fields. It is pointed out that the current radiation-budget measurements come from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) with improved calibration, estimates of the instantaneous flux, and algorithms for time interpolation. A new set of measurements will be produced from an investigation of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), a part of the Earth Observing System (EOS). CERES is expected to produce the radiation field from the top of the atmosphere to the earth's surface.
Document ID
19910051984
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Barkstrom, Bruce R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Long-term Monitoring of the Earth''s Radiation Budget