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Norman G. LoebNASA LaRCHampton, VA
Contributors: B.A. Wielicki, D.R. Doelling
Oct 26th, 2006, CERES STM (Exeter, UK)
CERES TOA and Surface RadiativeFlux Error Analysis
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ARM/BSRN/CMDL/SurfradSurface Radiation Sites
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Comparisons with ERBE-Like
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Aug 2002 Clear-sky AlbedoERBE-like mean ERBE-like – SRBAVG_nonGEO
• The CERES ADMs and scene identification is an improvement over ERBE-like- most notable in clear-sky identification
• This will effect cloud forcing fluxes
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TOA SW Cloud Forcing, Jan 2002
• SWCF = SWclear-sky - SWall-sky Blue is cooling, Red iswarming
ERBE-like − SRBAVG_GEOSRBAVG_GEO
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TOA LW Cloud Forcing, Jan 2002SRBAVG-GEO ERBE-like − SRBAVG_GEO
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TOA NET Cloud Forcing, Jan 2002SRBAVG_GEO ERBE-like − SRBAVG_GEO
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Global TOA flux derived from SRBAVG_nongeo and ES4 productsall-sky SW
clear-sky SW
all-sky LW
clear-sky LW
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SW & LW TOA Flux Difference (ES4 – SRBAVG_nongeo)
April 02 July 02
October 02 January 03
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26.323.825.4Net (clr-sky)264.0266.3266.7LW (clr-sky)51.151.249.4SW (clr-sky)
6.46.93.8Net (all-sky)237.1237.7239.0LW (all-sky)97.896.798.5SW (all-sky)
CERESSRBAVG
(GEO)
CERESSRBAVG
(non-GEO)
CERESERBE-Like
Wm-2
CERES Global TOA Fluxes (3-year mean)
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