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    Area of Science:

    • Earth Science
    • Atmospheric Science
    • Radiative Transfer

    Background:

    • The Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) experiment on Nimbus-6 aimed to measure Earth's energy balance.
    • Accurate measurements are crucial for climate modeling and understanding Earth's radiative properties.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe the Nimbus-6 ERB experiment, including calibration and performance.
    • To assess preliminary data, including solar constant and outgoing longwave radiation.
    • To identify and correct discrepancies in ERB measurements.

    Main Methods:

    • Prelaunch calibration and in-flight performance evaluation of the Nimbus-6 ERB instrument.
    • Comparison of fixed wide-angle and scanning narrow-angle measurements.
    • In-flight calibration using night-time scanning channels to determine a field-of-view factor for wide-angle channels.

    Main Results:

    • The measured solar constant was 1392 W/m², 1.6% higher than the expected 1370 W/m².
    • A discrepancy was found between wide-angle and scanning measurements of outgoing longwave radiation.
    • Corrected wide-angle measurements resolved the discrepancy, showing good agreement with Nimbus-3 data.

    Conclusions:

    • The Nimbus-6 ERB experiment provided valuable data on Earth's radiation budget.
    • In-flight calibration was essential for correcting erroneous wide-angle flux estimates.
    • Preliminary results for planetary albedo, longwave flux, and net radiation align with previous findings.