Validating the new results from the next generation of the NASA GEWEX SRB against the BSRN, GEBA, WRDC as well as the PMEL data

The NASA GEWEX SRB project is moving toward the next generation, or Release 4, of its products as its algorithms are updated and new inputs from the ISCCP become available. This paper compares its early shortwave/longwave results with the surface-based BSRN, GEBA, WRDC as well as the PMEL data. The comparison statistics show that the new algorithms along with the new inputs appreciably improve the quality of the products.