The "'Earth Radiation Budget Satellite "'( "'ERBS "') was a NASA scientific research satellite launched on October 5, 1984, to study the Earth radiation budget and stratospheric aerosol and gases.
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Related work included the characterization of materials for a Venus balloon envelope, and two balloon flights in 1996 to test instrument payloads under the name BARBE, for " Balloon Assisted Radiation Budget Equipment ".
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Nine hours after liftoff, the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite ( ERBS ) was deployed from the payload bay by the RMS robot arm, and its on-board thrusters boosted it into orbit above the Earth.
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Gregory, " et al . " ( 2002 ) estimated a lower bound of 1.6 �C by estimating the change in Earth's radiation budget and comparing it to the global warming observed over the 20th century.
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On 29 January 2004 the first Meteosat Second Generation satellite MSG-1, renamed to optical payload SEVIRI ( Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager ), Meteosat-8 also carries the secondary payload GERB ( Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget ) instrument.
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During the 8-day flight, the crew deployed the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, conducted scientific observations of the earth with the OSTA-3 pallet and Large Format Camera, and demonstrated potential satellite refueling with an EVA and associated hydrazine transfer.
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These missions include broadband measurements from the Earth Radiation Balance ( ERB ) instrument on the Nimbus-6 and Nimbus-7 satellites; Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget instrument ( GERB ) instrument on the Meteosat Second Generation ( MSG ) satellite.
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He has been a part of major projects such as the Indian Ocean Experiment ( INDOEX ) and the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment ( ERBE ), and is known for his contributions to the area of atmospheric aerosol research.
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During the 8-day flight the crew deployed the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, conducted scientific observations of the Earth with the OSTA-3 pallet and Large Format Camera, as well as demonstrating potential satellite refueling with an EVA and associated hydrazine transfer.
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-Securing the implementation of designated GCOS Networks and promote the establishment and enhancement of new and current systems to provide long-term and consistent data and information for Essential Climate Variables, such as earth radiation budget, surface radiation, greenhouse gases, water vapour, clouds and aerosols;
