CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- ERBS
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Full Name
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Earth Radiation Budget Sensor
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA , NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Earth radiation budget radiometers 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Broad-band radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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HDF and ASCII (ASCII- limited data sets)
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Measurements and Applications
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Long term measurement of the Earth's radiation budget and atmospheric radiation from the top of the atmosphere to the surface; provision of an accurate and self-consistent cloud and radiation database. Presently planned as a follow-on sensor to CERES. All technical parameters are to be determined.
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Resolution Summary
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TBD
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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TBD
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Waveband Summary
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TBD
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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