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WCRP surface radiation budget shortwave data product description, version 1.1

C. H. Whitlock, Thomas P. Charlock, W. FRANK STAYLOR, R. T. Pinker, István László, R. C. Dipasquale, N. A. Ritchey

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Shortwave radiative fluxes which reach the Earth's surface are key elements that influence both atmospheric and oceanic circulation. The World Climate Research Program has established the Surface Radiation Budget climatology project with the ultimate goal of determining the various components of the surface radiation budget from satellite data on a global scale. This report describes the first global product that is being produced and archived as part of that effort. The interested user can obtain the monthly global data sets free of charge using e-mail procedures.

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Key concepts: Shortwave, Shortwave radiation, Environmental science, Meteorology, Earth's energy budget, Product (mathematics), Satellite, Climatology