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The table below shows all plot capabilities available from the CAVE web site.

Plot Pages Description Example Image
Footprint
Validation
Plots show comparisons of radiation transfer calculations to surface and Top of Atmosphere observations by site & month. Example
Monthly Mean
Time Series
Plots show time series of monthly mean bias (calculations minus observations) at TOA and surface for each site and groups of sites. Example
Surface Data Plot surface observed radiation and other available ancillary data from all CAVE surface sites. Example
Cloud Fraction Plot cloud fraction based on surface SW flux observations (Long & Ackerman Short Wave Flux Analysis SWFA Algorithm.) Example
FSW Plots
Statistics
Global maps of 1 degree grid box averages of SARB variables for 1 month. (This page lies outside the CAVE web site; use "back" button to return.) Example
     
Access CAVE
data base
Access CAVE data base via the web from this link.