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We briefly review the instrumental and sampling requirements to measure and/or provide adequate data sets for global determination of the planetary radiation budget at the top of the atmosphere, the surface radiation budget parameters, cloud parameters and of the radiative flux divergence within the atmosphere. This paper does not stress other important climate parameters, such as precipitation, wind, water vapour etc. Some consideration is also given to ground-based and other validation measurements.
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Major references are given in relevant publications in the WCP and WCRP report series, especially: WCP-95 ISCCP Catalogue of Data and Products (WMO, 1985)
Major references are given in relevant publications in the WCP and WCRP report series, especially: Surface Radiation Budget for Climate Applications (WMO, 1986)
Major references are given in relevant publications in the WCP and WCRP report series, especially: WCP-136 Radiative Flux Measurements (WMO, 1987)
Major references are given in relevant publications in the WCP and WCRP report series, especially: Radiation and Climate, JSC Working Group on Radiative on Fluxes (WMO, 1988)
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Raschke, E. (1989). Radiation Budget and Clouds. In: Berger, A., Schneider, S., Duplessy, J.C. (eds) Climate and Geo-Sciences. NATO ASI Series, vol 285. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2446-8_32
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