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    • Heat Budget Monthly

    Metadata Updated: April 1, 2026

    The Heat Budget product is produced from AVHRR data collected by the TIROS-N/NOAA 6/7/8/9 series of polar orbiting satellites The Monthly Heat Budget archive file contains daily sets of heat budget data fields for a calendar month. A daily set consist of both polar-stereographic and 2.5 x 2.5 degree gridded arrays of nighttime longwave radiation, daytime longwave radiation, and absorbed solar energy. Polar-stereographic arrays of available solar energy are also included.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date March 11, 2026
    Metadata Created Date April 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) 1979 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 11, 2026
    Metadata Created Date April 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) 1979 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00322
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 90.0
    Bbox South Lat -90.0
    Bbox West Long -180.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview File https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/image/0813ccaf-1cc5-42ab-8c63-4703b818f510
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 260e48fc-5c86-4bd9-8929-0e1cb6393a60
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
    Progress
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1979-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 1997-03-31

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