GERB Obs4MIPs: a dataset for evaluating diurnal and monthly variations in top-of-atmosphere  radiative fluxes in climate models

Russell, Jacqueline E.; Bantges, Richard J.; Brindley, Helen E.; Bodas-Salcedo, Alejandro

doi:10.5194/essd-16-4243-2024

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16 Sep 2024

Data description paper |

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GERB Obs4MIPs: a dataset for evaluating diurnal and monthly variations in top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes in climate models

Jacqueline E. Russell, Richard J. Bantges, Helen E. Brindley, and Alejandro Bodas-Salcedo

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