Make plots of CERES radiation data products (CERES EBAF Ed4.1) to illustrate earth's radiation balance and the need for meridional heat transport by the ocean and atmosphere.
https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/#energy-balanced-and-filled-ebaf
References for the data products:
Loeb, N.G., D.R. Doelling, H. Wang, W. Su, C. Nguyen, J.G. Corbett, L. Liang, C. Mitrescu, F.G. Rose, and S. Kato, 2018: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Edition-4.0 Data Product. Journal of Climate, Volume 31, Issue 2 (January 2018) pp. 895-918. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0208.1
Kato, S., F. G. Rose, D. A. Rutan, T. E. Thorsen, N. G. Loeb, D. R. Doelling, X. Huang, W. L. Smith, W. Su, and S.-H. Ham, 2018: Surface irradiances of Edition 4.0 Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) data product, Journal of Climate, Volume 31, 4501-4527, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1
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