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A brief review of the climatology of radiation budget observations from satellites is presented, emphasizing the possibility of making estimates of energy transport. Then as an example of new data, calculations of the cloud feedback estimated from the new NIMBUS-7 ERB observations are discussed.
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Campbell, G.G. (1984). Earth Radiation Budget Observations, Old and New. In: Gautier, C., Fieux, M. (eds) Large-Scale Oceanographic Experiments and Satellites. NATO ASI Series, vol 128. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6421-1_12
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