Measurement : Surface albedo
The fraction of incoming solar radiation at a surface (i.e. land, cloud top) that is effectively reflected by that surface.
Categories
Surface Properties
Instruments
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
- MFR : Multifilter Radiometer
- External Instruments
- ETA : Eta Model Runs
- ECMWFDIAG : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses
- ECMWF : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data
- GMS : Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
- GOES : Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
- NCEPGFS : National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System
- OMI : Ozone Monitoring Instrument
- TOMS : Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
- Field Campaign Instruments
- AOT : Aerosol Optical Thickness
- RAD-AIR : Airborne Radiometers
- ASD : Analytical Spectral Devices Field Spectroradiometer
- ETA : Eta Model Runs
- ECMWFDIAG : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses
- ECMWF : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data
- GOES : Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
- LBTM-MINNIS : Minnis Cloud Products Using LBTM Algorithm
- MSR : Multi-wavelength Scanning Radiometer
- MFR : Multifilter Radiometer
- RSP : Research Scanning Polarimeter
- SWFLUXANAL : Shortwave Flux Analysis
- TOMS : Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
Value-Added Products
- SURFSPECALB : Surface Spectral Albedo (Process)
- SURFSPECALB1MLAWER : Surface Spectral Albedo
- 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
- 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
- LBTM3MINNISDAR : Layered Bispectral Threshold Method (LBTM) cloud products derived from GMS-5,Darwin
- SWFLUXANAL : Shortwave Flux Analysis (Process)
- 1SWFANALBRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALBRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on BRS data, Long algorithm
- 1SWFANALSIRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALSIRS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIRS data, Long algorithm
- 1SWFANALSIROS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 1SWFANALSKYRAD1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 1-min resolution on SKYAD data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALSIROS1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SIROS data, Long algorithm
- 15SWFANALSKYRAD1LONG : Short Wave Flux Analysis: 15-min resolution on SKYRAD data, Long algorithm
- VISST : Minnis Cloud Products Using Visst Algorithm (Process)
- VISSTGRIDG08V2MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 2
- VISSTGRIDG08V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES8, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES9, version 3
- VISSTGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG10V2MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite goes10, version 2
- VISSTGRIDG10V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES10, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG11V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 3
- VISSTGRIDG11V4MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products from satellite GOES11, version 4
- VISSTNAUGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTNAUGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Nauru, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- VISSTDARGRIDM1RV1MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT
- VISSTMANGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTDARGRIDM1RV3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite MTSAT, version 3
- VISSTDARGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Darwin, NWT, Australia, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- VISSTMANGRIDG09V3MINNIS : VISST-derived gridded products for Manus Island, Papua-New Guinea, from satellite GOES09, version 3
- RIPBE : Radiatively Important Parameters Best Estimate (Process)
- RIPBE1MCFARLANE : Radiatively Important Parameters Best Estimate profiles derived with first McFarlane algorithm
Datastreams
- OMI : Ozone Monitoring Instrument Datastreams
- OMI : Ozone Monitoring Instrument
- TOMS : Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer Datastreams
- TOMS : Total Ozone Mapping Experiment Spectrometer
- NCEPGFS : National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- NCEPGFSFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables
- NCEPGFSSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables
- NCEPGFSMANFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Manus
- NCEPGFSNAUSFC : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- NCEPGFSBRWFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Barrow
- NCEPGFSDARFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Darwin
- NCEPGFSATKFLX : NCEP GFS: flux variables at Atqasuk
- NCEPGFSMANSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- NCEPGFSNAUFLX : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Nauru
- NCEPGFSBRWSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- NCEPGFSDARSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- NCEPGFSATKSFC : NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ECMWF : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ECMWFSURF : ECMWF: surface measurement, entire coverage
- ECMWFDIAG : European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ECMWFSFCE : ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), entire coverage, 1-hr avg
