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SRB Previously Released Data Sets |
The Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) data sets listed on this page are
previous releases.
The most recent SRB Data Sets containing updated
meteorological inputs are ordered from the
SRB Data Sets web page.
An important difference between the Release 2.5 data set and the corresponding Release 2.0 data set is the use of Goddard Earth Observing System model version 4 (GEOS-4) meteorological inputs for the Release 2.5 data set in place of GEOS-1 for Release 2.0 and Release 2.1. Temporal Coverage also differs with Release 2.1 ending in October 1995 while Release 2.5 extends through June 2005.
To order any of the following data sets, please Contact User Services.
| 3 Hourly Averages | ||||
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| Data Set Name | Sample Software | Parameter(s) | Temporal Coverage | |
| LW | SRB_REL2.1_LW_3HRLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.1_lw_3hrly | Fortran_2.1_lw_3hrly |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
| SRB_REL2.1_LW_CLDPROPS_3HRLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.1_lw_cloudprops_3hrly | Fortran_2.1_lw_cloudprops_3hrly |
Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Effective Radius, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Water Content, Day/Night Flag, Snow/Ice Fraction, Surface Emissivity, Surface Skin Temperature, Total Column Precipitable Water | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SRB_REL2_QCLW_3HRLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_qclw_3hrly | Fortran_2_qclw_3hrly |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SW | SRB_REL2.81_SW_3HRLY Contact User Services |
Readme_2.81_sw_3hrly | Fortran_2.81_sw_3hrly | Clear-sky Surface Solar Irradiance, Clear-sky TOA Reflected Solar Flux, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Viewing Geometry. | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/2005 |
| SRB_REL2_SW_3HRLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_sw_3hrly | Fortran_2_sw_3hrly |
Direct/Diffuse Solar Radiation, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Viewing Geometry. | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| Daily Averages | ||||
| Data Set Name | Sample Software | Parameter(s) | Temporal Coverage | |
| LW | SRB_REL2.1_LW_DAILY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.1_lw_daily | Fortran_2.1_lw_daily |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
| SRB_REL2_QCLW_DAILY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_qclw_daily | Fortran_2_qclw_daily |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SW | SRB_REL2.81_SW_DAILY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.81_sw_daily | Fortran_2.81_sw_daily | Viewing Geometry, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Clear-sky Surface Solar Irradiance, Clear-sky TOA Reflected Solar Flux | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/2005 |
| SRB_REL2_SW_DAILY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_sw_daily | Fortran_2_sw_daily |
Viewing Geometry, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Direct/Diffuse Solar Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SRB_REL2_QCSW_DAILY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_qcsw_daily | Fortran_2_qcsw_daily |
Shortwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SRB_REL2.5_QCSW_DAILY Contact User Services |
Readme_2.5_qcsw_daily | Fortran_2.5_qcsw_daily | Shortwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/2005 |
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| SRB_DAILY Contact User Services. |
Data Readme | Software Readme | C Code | Fortran. |
Clouds, Shortwave Radiation | 03/01/1985 - 12/31/1988 |
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| Monthly Averages | ||||
| Data Set Name | Sample Software | Parameter(s) | Temporal Coverage | |
| LW | SRB_REL2.1_LW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.1_lw_monthly | Fortran_2.1_lw_monthly |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
| SRB_REL2_QCLW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_qclw_monthly | Fortran_2_qclw_monthly |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SW | SRB_REL2.81_SW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.81_sw_monthly | Fortran_2.81_sw_monthly | Viewing Geometry, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Clear-sky Surface Solar Irradiance, Clear-sky TOA Reflected Solar Flux | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/2005 |
| SRB_REL2_SW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_sw_monthly | Fortran_2_sw_monthly |
Viewing Geometry, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Direct/Diffuse Solar Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SRB_REL2_QCSW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_qcsw_monthly | Fortran_2_qcsw_monthly |
Shortwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SRB_REL2.5_QCSW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.5_qcsw_monthly | Fortran_2.5_qcsw_monthly | Shortwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/2005 |
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| SRB_SW_LW_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_sw_lw_monthly | Fortran_sw_lw_monthly |
Albedo, Cloud Amount, Ice/Snow Cover, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Precipitable Water, Radiative Forcing, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/1991 |
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| SRB_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Data Readme | Software Readme | C Code | Fortran |
Albedo, Clouds, Ice, Shortwave Radiation, Ozone, Precipitable Water, Pressure, Reflectance, Snow, Temperature | 03/01/1985 - 12/31/1988 |
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| 3 Hourly Monthly Averages | ||||
| Data Set Name | Sample Software | Parameter(s) | Temporal Coverage | |
| LW | SRB_REL2.1_LW_3HRLY_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.1_lw_3hrly_monthly | Fortran_2.1_lw_3hrly_monthly |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
| SRB_REL2_QCLW_3HRLY_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_qclw_3hrly_monthly | Fortran_2_qclw_3hrly_monthly |
Cloud Forcing, Longwave Radiation | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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| SW | SRB_REL2.81_SW_3HRLY_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2.81_sw_3hrly_monthly | Fortran_2.81_sw_3hrly_monthly | Clear-sky Surface Solar Irradiance, Clear-sky TOA Reflected Solar Flux, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Viewing Geometry. | 07/01/1983 - 06/30/2005 |
| SRB_REL2_SW_3HRLY_MONTHLY Contact User Services. |
Readme_2_sw_3hrly_monthly | Fortran_2_sw_3hrly_monthly |
Direct/Diffuse Solar Radiation, Incoming Shortwave Radiation, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Radiative Flux, Solar Irradiance, Solar Radiation, Viewing Geometry. | 07/01/1983 - 10/31/1995 |
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