NASA Selects Libera to Continue Key Climate Record

Full Earth Outgoing Longwave Radiation

NASA has selected Libera as an innovative and cost-effective approach to maintaining the 40-year data record of the balance between the solar radiation entering Earth’s atmosphere and the amount absorbed, reflected, and emitted. This radiation balance is a key factor in determining our climate: if Earth absorbs more heat than it emits, it warms up; if it emits more than it absorbs, it cools down.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-new-instrument-to-continue-key-climate-record