Radiation Budget

The Radiation Budget product suite is produced from the primary morning and afternoon Polar Orbiters, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18 and METOP-2. This data is frequently used to study global climate change.

The products are archived at the National Climatic Data Center and are available as daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual composites.

Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR)

AVHRR global 1 degree equal area, Day and Night
HIRS global 1 degree equal area, Day and Night

Shortwave Absorbed Radiation (SWAR)


AVHRR global 1 degree equal area