CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES GEO Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Daytime Edition3A
Entry ID: CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_DAY_Edition3A
Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Documentation
- CERES General Product Info
- CERES Input Data Sets (2000-2010)
- CERES Product Level Details
- HDF Science Data Set (SDS) Information Tool Overview
- HDF data manipulation software (applications to open a Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file and display a browse image and/or data file information)
- Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview
- Overview of HDF
- Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
- View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: CERES Detects Earth's Heat and Energy: Image of the Day - Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) monitors solar energy reflected from the Earth and heat energy emitted from the Earth.
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: First Monthly CERES Global Longwave and Shortwave Radiation - These measurements were acquired by NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) sensors during March 2000.
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Space-based Observations of the Earth (Thermal radiation emitted from the Earth's surface and clouds on March 1, 2000 as seen by the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES))
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Arctic Is Absorbing More Sunlight - The radiation measurements were made by NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments which fly on multiple satellites.
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Water Cycle - MODIS, CERES, and AIRS all collect data relevant to the study of clouds.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Data Products Catalog R5V3 11/27/2013 Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO)
- CERES Processing Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Quality Summary: CERES_ISCCP-D2like_Ed3A (11/14/2013)
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme
- Readme Information on the CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_DAY_Edition3A_300300 Data Set
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
- Read Software Package - Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO) - Direct File Download (.zip)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- Cloud Effective Pressure
- Cloud Effective Temperature
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - 2017-02-28
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
GMS-5
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-5
VISSR-GMS
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (GMS Series)
RADIOMETERSGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 15
GOES-15 Imager
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 15-Imager
IMAGING RADIOMETERSGOES-14 Imager
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 14 Imager
IMAGING RADIOMETERSGOES N-P Imager
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite N-P Imager
RADIOMETERSGOES-12 Imager
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 12-Imager
RADIOMETERSGOES-11 Imager
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 11-Imager
RADIOMETERSGOES I-M Imager
GOES I-M IMAGER
RADIOMETERSGOES-9 Imager
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 9-Imager
IMAGING RADIOMETERSGOES-8 Imager
GOES-8 Imager
IMAGING RADIOMETERSMulti-functional Transport Satellite 1 Replacement
JAMI
Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager
RADIOMETERSJAMI
Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager
IMAGING RADIOMETERSSEVIRI
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
RADIOMETERSSEVIRI
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
RADIOMETERSSEVIRI
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
RADIOMETERSSEVIRI
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
RADIOMETERSMVIRI
Meteosat Visible Infra-Red Imager
RADIOMETERSMetadata Dates
Created on 2013-12-17
Last updated on 2024-03-12