Descriptions of GEBA

Most up to Date Information:

Wild, M., Ohmura, A., Schär, C., Müller, G., Folini, D., Schwarz, M., Hakuba, M.Z., Sanchez-Lorenzo, A., 2017. The Global Energy Balance Archive (GEBA) version 2017: a database for worldwide measured surface energy fluxes. Earth System Science Data 9, 601–613. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-601-2017

Earlier General References:

Gilgen, H. and A. Ohmura, 1999: The Global Energy Balance Archive (GEBA). Bull.Am.Met.Soc., 80,831-850.
Gilgen, H., M. Wild and A. Ohmura, 1997: Global Energy Balance Archive (GEBA) Report 3: The GEBA Version 1995 Database. Zürcher Geographische Schriften 74, 105 pp. (available from Institute of Geography ETH, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland).
Ohmura, A. and H. Gilgen, 1991: Global Energy Balance Archive (GEBA) Report 2: The GEBA database: Interactive Applications, Retreiving Data. Zürcher Geographische Schriften 44, 60 pp. (out of print).
Ohmura, A., H. Gilgen and M. Wild, 1989: Global Energy Balance Archive (GEBA) Report 1: Introduction. Zürcher Geographische Schriften 34, 62 pp.

Additional Information

Data Availability and Exchange

The GEBA data are available at no cost for bona fide research. New users register by filling in the registration form.

When acknowledging GEBA, the following statement should be made: "GEBA is co-funded by the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss within the framework of GCOS Switzerland."

Institutions willing to offer data to the GEBA as well as users needing support (or for providing feedback) are kindly invited to contact us.

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