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This atlas describes the seasonal changes in the Earth's radiation budget for the 13-month period, May 1979 to May 1980. It helps to illustrate the strong feedback mechanisms by which the Earth's climate interacts with the top-of-the-atmosphere insolation to modify the energy that various regions absorb from the Sun. Cloud type and cloud amount, which are linked to the surface temperature and the regional climate, are key elements in this interaction. Annual, seasonal, and monthly maps of the albedo, outgoing longwave and net radiation, noontime cloud cover, and mean diurnal surface temperatures are presented. Annual and seasonal net cloud forcing maps are also given. All of the quantities were derived from Nimbus-7 satellite measurements except for the temperatures, which were used in the cloud detection algorithm and came originally from the Air Force 3-dimensional nephanalysis dataset. The seasonal changes are described. The interaction of clouds and the radiation budget is briefly discussed. Kyle, H. Lee and Hucek, Richard R. and Vallette, Brenda J. Goddard Space Flight Center ANNUAL VARIATIONS; CLOUDS (METEOROLOGY); DIURNAL VARIATIONS; EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; ENERGY BUDGETS; SATELLITE OBSERVATION; SUN; ALBEDO; ALGORITHMS; CLIMATE; CLOUD COVER; INSOLATION; NEPHANALYSIS; NIMBUS 7 SATELLITE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE...