ERBE S-4G Scanner (SC) 2.5, 5, 10 degrees Zonal and Global Regional Averages in Hierarchical Data Format

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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Originator: Barstrom, B.R.

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: ERBE S-4G Scanner (SC) 2.5, 5, 10 degrees Zonal and Global Regional Averages in Hierarchical Data Format

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Hampton, VA

Publisher: Langley Research Center

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Online_Linkage: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/GUIDE/dataset_documents/erbe_s4g.html

Description:

Abstract:

The ERBE S-4G product contains averages of radiant flux and albedo on regional, zonal, and global scales. The data for the S-4G product are arranged by parameter values. This data set consists of ERBE scanner 2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 degree zonal and global regional averages.

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Brooks, D. R., E. F. Harrison, P. Minnis, J. T. Suttles, and R. S. Kandel, "Development of Algorithms for Understanding the Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Earth's Radiation Balance," Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 24, 422-438, 1986.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Brooks, D. R., and P. Minnis, "Comparison of Longwave Diurnal Models Applied to Simulations of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment," Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, 23, 155-160, 1984.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Earth Data Management System Reference Manual, Volume VI, Daily Data Base and Monthly Time/Space Averaging, November 1986.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Earth Radiant Fluxes and Albedo, Scanner S-9, Nonscanner S-10/S-10N User's Guide, Revision 1, March 1993.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: ERBE Data Management System Reference Manual, Volumes Va and Vb, Inversion, August 1987.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: ERBE Data Management System Reference Manual, Volume VII, Output Products, September 1986.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Kopia, L. P., "The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment Scanning Instrument," Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 24, 400-406, 1986.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Luther, M. R., J. E. Cooper, and G. RT. Taylor, "The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment Nonscanning Instrument," Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics, 24, 391-399, 1986.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Monthly Medium-Wide Data Tape S-7 User's Guide, Revision 1, February 1993.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Processed Archival Tape S-8 PAT User's Guide, December 1987.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Raw Archival Tape S-1 User's Guide, July 1985.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: The Regional, Zonal, and Global averages, S-4/S-4N User's Guide, Revision 1, June 1993.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Smith, G. L., R. N. Green, E. Raschke, L. M. Avis, B. A. Wielicki, and R. Davies. "Inversion Methods for Satellite Studies of the Earth's Radiation Budget: Development of Algorithms for the ERBE Missions." Rev. of Geophys., 24:407-421, 1986.

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Sorlie, S. Langley DAAC Handbook. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, February 1993.

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Beginning_Date: 19841101

Ending_Date: 19900228

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Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ALBEDO

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FLUX

Theme_Keyword: ERBS > EARTH RADIATION BUDGET SATELLITE

Theme_Keyword: NOAA-10 > NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-10

Theme_Keyword: NOAA-9 > NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-9

Theme_Keyword: ERBE > EARTH RADIATION BUDGET EXPERIMENT

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ERBS/ERBE > EARTH RADIATION BUDGET EXPERIMENT

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: Radiant Flux

Theme_Keyword: Eosdis

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: BRUCE, DR. R. BARKSTROM

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Atmospheric Sciences Research, Building 1250

Address: Mail Stop 420

Address: 21 Langley Boulevard

Address: NASA Langley Research Center

City: Hampton

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23681-2199

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (757) 864-5676

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (757) 864-7996

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: b.r.barkstrom@larc.nasa.gov

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Contact_Organization: NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC > Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA

Contact_Person: ASDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center

Address: User and Data Services

Address: NASA Langley Research Center

Address: Mail Stop 157D

City: Hampton

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23681-2199

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-864-8656

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: support-asdc@earthdata.nasa.gov

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Contact_Organization: NASA/LARC/SD/LARC_DAAC > Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center

Address: User and Data Services

Address: NASA Langley Research Center

Address: Mail Stop 157D

City: Hampton

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23681-2199

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 757-864-8656

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: support-asdc@earthdata.nasa.gov

Resource_Description: ERBE_S4G_SC_ZG

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Order data set ERBE_S4G_SC_ZG from the ASDC web ordering tool.

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http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/GUIDE/dataset_document...

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S4G Data Set Documentation

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010521

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080502

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Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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