This is a test dataset for data hosted by EUM, available via EUMDAC. The Earth’s Radiation Budget (ERB)
Data description
Data type | Gridded |
|---|---|
Projection | Regular latitude-longitude grid |
Horizontal coverage | Global |
Horizontal resolution | 0.25°x0.25° |
Vertical coverage | Top of atmosphere |
Vertical resolution | Single level |
Temporal coverage | TCDR: From January 1979 to December 2020 |
Temporal resolution | Monthly and daily |
File format | NetCDF-4 |
Conventions | Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention v1.7, Attribute Convention for Dataset Discovery (ACDD) v1.3 |
Versions | Only the latest version is provided. Note that the data may differ from previous versions. |
Update frequency | Biannual (CLARA-A3): Updates occur twice a year, adding six-month periods with a six-month lag |
Variables
Name | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation | W m-2 | The Top-of-Atmosphere TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) is the total amount of energy (thermally) emitted by the Earth and escaping toward the space. CF standard name for OLR is outgoing longwave radiation (Outgoing LW). This name is also used in the download form. This quantity is expressed as flux (density) in W m-2. |
TOA Reflected Solar Flux | W m-2 | The Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Reflected Solar Flux (RSF) quantifies the total amount of solar radiation which is reflected back to space by the Earth and its atmosphere. CF standard name for RSF is outgoing shortwave radiation (Outgoing SW). This name is also used in the download form. This quantity is expressed as flux (density) in W m-2. |