Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-8 Processed Archival Tape

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ERBE_S8_NAT_1 is the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-8 Processed Archival Tape data set, which is in Native (NAT) Format. The PAT (S-8) contains ERBE scanner and non-scanner radiometric measurements for one day and one satellite. Estimates of the flux at the Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) based on these measurements are also included. Data collection for this data set is complete. ERBE was a multi-satellite system designed to measure the Earth's radiation budget. ERBE instruments flew on a mid-inclination National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) and two sun-synchronous National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites (NOAA-9 and NOAA-10). Each satellite carried both a scanner and a non-scanner instrument package. The S-8 contained all satellite and viewing geometry, and all scanner and non-scanner radiometric measurements in engineering units with flags defining their validity. It also contained quantities such as scanner measurements corrected to flat spectral responses, the scene identified for each scanner pixel, the estimate of radiant flux at TOA for each scanner pixel, and the estimates of the radiant fluxes from the non-scanner measurements. The data were for a 24-hour period and one satellite. If all three satellites were operational on the same day, three separate S-8s were required for a full set of ERBE data. The data period started at Greenwich midnight (zero Universal Time) and continued for 24 hours and the period was divided into 16-second intervals.

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Name Format Description Link
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 Readme for ERBE_S8 Data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/readme/readme_erbe_s8.txt
57 Read Software Package - ERBE_S8_Read_Software - Direct File Download (.zip) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/read_software/s8_readsoftware.zip
21 ASDC Data and Information for ERBE https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/ERBE
21 ASDC Data and Information for GEWEX-RFA https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/GEWEX-RFA
21 NASA Earth Observatory Article: NASA Earth Observatory Article https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/QuestionConvection
33 ERBE Langley ASDC Project Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/guide/erbe_project.pdf
21 NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CloudsInBalance
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for ERBE_S8_NAT_1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/ERBE/S8/NAT_1/
33 Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/tools/view_hdf.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FERBE%2FS8_NAT_L2
33 ERBE S-8 Processed Archival Tape (PAT) Data in Native (NAT) Format Langley ASDC Data Set Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/guide/erbe_s8.pdf
21 Earth Observing System Data and InformationSystem (EOSDIS) Article: "Absorption of Solar Radiation by Clouds: Observations versus Models" https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/sensing-our-planet/absorption-of-solar-radiation-by-clouds-observations-versus-models
33 ERBE Overview Document https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/readme/erbe_overview.pdf
21 Earth Observing System Data and InformationSystem (EOSDIS) Article: "A Burning Question" By Annette Varani https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/sensing-our-planet/a-burning-question
21 DOI data set landing page for ERBE_S8_NAT_1 https://doi.org/10.5067/ERBE/S8_NAT_L2
21 Readme to work with FORTRAN - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/read_software/io.c
21 Earthdata Search for ERBE_S8_NAT_1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1000000768-LARC_ASDC
21 Tools for storage/retrieval of arbitrary size bytes from 32 bit words - Direct File Download (.c) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/erbe/read_software/gbytes.c

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  • atmospheric-radiation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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