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Articles | Volume 17, issue 24
Articles | Volume 17, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-7077-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-7077-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 24
Research article
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18 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 18 Dec 2024

Sampling the diurnal and annual cycles of the Earth's energy imbalance with constellations of satellite-borne radiometers

Thomas Hocking, Thorsten Mauritsen, and Linda Megner

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The imbalance between the energy the Earth absorbs from the Sun and the energy the Earth emits back into space gives rise to climate change, but measuring the small imbalance is challenging. We simulate satellites in various orbits to investigate how well they sample the imbalance and find that the best option is to combine at least two satellites that see complementary parts of the Earth and cover the daily and annual cycles. This information is useful when planning future satellite missions.
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