CERES/ARM Validation Experiment (CAVE)

This data set is a gathers downwelling and upwelling, shortwave and longwave broadband radiation from a variety of sources. The data is averaged to 1/2 hour time steps then placed in easy to use files, each containing one month of data. Though radiation is the primary data product, other ancillary data such as surface meteorology and observed aerosol optical depths are also included when available. The data set begins in Jan 1998 and continues to be updated at regular intervals depending on the data source. "http://www-cave.larc.nasa.gov/cave/"