Surface albedo
Measurement Categories: Surface Properties
Description: The fraction of incoming solar radiation at a surface (i.e. land, cloud top) that is effectively reflected by that surface.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)
- Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT)
- Analytical Spectral Devices Field Spectroradiometer (ASD)
- Eta Model Runs (ETA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Multi-wavelength Scanning Radiometer (MSR)
- Multifilter Radiometer (MFR)
- Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP)
- Shortwave Flux Analysis (SWFLUXANAL)
- Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)
Value-Added Products (VAPs) including the measurement
- (BEFLUX) Best-Estimate Radiative Flux Process
- beflux1long - Radiative Flux: best estimate, after Long
- (LBTM-MINNIS) Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm Process
- goes12minnis - GOES-12: 0.5 degree cloud products
- lbtm3minnis - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5
- lbtm3minnisdar - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Darwin
- lbtm3minnisman - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Manus
- lbtm3minnisnau - Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Nauru
- (SWFLUXANAL) Shortwave Flux Analysis Process
- 15swfanalbrs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 15swfanalsiros1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 15swfanalsirs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 15swfanalskyrad1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SKYRAD data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalbrs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalsiros1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalsirs1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 1swfanalskyrad1long - Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SKYAD data, Long algorithm
Datastreams including the measurement
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Darwin, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmansfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatkflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- ncepgfsmanflx - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnauflx - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- (OMI) Ozone Monitoring Instrument Datastreams
- omi - Ozone Monitoring Instrument
- (TOMS) Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Datastreams
- toms - Total Ozone Mapping Experiment Spectrometer