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The Earth radiation budget, 20 years later (1985–2005)

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Global Climatology and Ecodynamics

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The Earth radiation budget at the top of the atmosphere is a key parameter which measures the energy exchange between the Earth’s climate system and space. It must be taken into account when constructing any climate model, whether that model is being used to describe the present climate, or whether it is being used to predict future changes in the climate, and whether those changes are natural or are due to the influence of human activities. We have already discussed Kirill Kondratyev’s initial seminal work on this subject in Chapter 1. In the present chapter we consider subsequent Soviet/Russian contributions to the study of the Earth radiation budget. In particular, this chapter describes a Soviet/Russian project ScaRaB (Seanner for Radiation Budget) which formed a bridge across the gap between two United States NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) programs ERBE (Earth Radiation Budget Experiment) and CERES (Clouds and Earth Radiation Energy System).

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Golovko, V.A. (2009). The Earth radiation budget, 20 years later (1985–2005). In: Global Climatology and Ecodynamics. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78209-4_3

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