CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SYN1deg-MHour_Terra-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
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- Quality Summary: CERES_SYN1deg_Ed4A (10/3/2017)
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Documentation
- CERES Overview of Terra
- 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)
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- View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Aqua CERES First Light: Image of the Day - The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is one of six on board the Aqua satellite.
- 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: CERES First Light Images: Image of the Day - These two Terra instruments join a previous CERES scanner on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) which was launched on November 27, 1997
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: CERES Global Cloud Fraction - Each map combines observations from the CERES sensors on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites collected on December 27, 2008
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Does the Earth Have an Iris Analog - Sensors on the TRMM and Terra satellite missions routinely measure these cloud physical properties, which scientists will match in time and space with CERES.
- 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: Net Radiation - The measurements were made by the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) sensors on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites.
- 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: Terra Spacecraft Fact Sheet - Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) CERES will measure the Earth's energy balance—comparing the amount of energy from the sun that...
- 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.
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Tropical Cloud Systems and CERES: Image of the Day - CERES detects the amount of outgoing heat and reflected sunlight leaving the planet.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Data Products Catalog R5V1 11/22/2013 Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Intermediate (SYNI)
- CERES Processing Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- Read Software Package - SYN1deg - Direct File Download (.zip)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIATION
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- NET RADIATION
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF5
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - 2002-06-30
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Terra
Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
CERES-FM1
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 1
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorCERES SCANNER
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
CERES-FM2
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorMODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Metadata Dates
Created on 2017-09-12
Last updated on 2024-03-04