ERBE: Combined data from the ERBE instruments on aboard the NOAA-9, 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-9 operated at an altitude of 852-km, with an equatorial crossing local time of 1430, having been launched in December 1984. 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.

Date (Publication): 1990-12-10T16:33:31

Date (Creation): 1990-12-10T16:33:31

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bf473f184d4b0029fb3c1e2365e108b0

Citation identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / bf473f184d4b0029fb3c1e2365e108b0

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)		unknown	Author
Unavailable	Barkstrom, B.R.	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Minnis, P.	Unavailable	Author
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
unknown		unknown	Principal investigator
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

Update scope: Dataset

Keywords

ERBE
NOAA
ERBS

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

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Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 1986-11-01T00:00:00

End date: 1987-01-31T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Data are GIF formatted

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bf473f184d4b0029fb3c1e2365e108b0	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/CDs/erbe/erbedata/eb_n9_10	DOWNLOAD

Hierarchy level: Dataset

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data collected by NASA using the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), NOAA-9 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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Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Parent identifier: Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Radiation Data and Colour Images
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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2026-02-09T03:05:18

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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