ASDC | CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS

CERES Level 2

Entry Title: CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release B1

Entry ID: CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1

Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget

Description

CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) NASA Energy and Water cycle Study (NEWS) A-Train Integrated Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO), loudSat Cloudsat, CERES, and Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (CCCM) Merged Release B1 data product. Data was collected using the CALIOP on CALIPSO and CERES Flight Model 3 (FM3), CERES Scanner, MODIS, and Cloudsat on Aqua. Data collection for this product is complete.

The CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 contains the current CERES CCCM data. The CALIPSO-CloudSat-CERES-MODIS (CCCM) data set integrates measurements from the CALIPSO CALIOP instrument, CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), CERES, and the MODIS data. The cloud and aerosol properties from CALIOP and cloud properties from the CPR are matched to a MODIS pixel and then an Aqua CERES footprint. The product contains only the CERES footprint in each scan that has the highest CALIPSO and CloudSat ground track coverage. The product consists of all cloud and aerosol properties derived from MODIS radiances included in the Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) product and computed irradiances included in the Cloud Radiative Swath (CRS) product. Two sets of SSF variables are included in the CCCM data. One set covers the entire CERES footprint and the other set is only over CALIOP and CPR ground track. CERES-derived top-of-atmosphere (TOA) shortwave (SW), longwave (LW) and window (WN) irradiances by angular distribution models are also included. In addition, irradiance profiles computed by a radiative transfer model using MODIS, CALIOP, and CPR-derived aerosol, clouds, and surface properties are included in the product. Furthermore, MODIS-derived cloud properties from the algorithm that incorporates CALIOP and CPR cloud information are also included.

MODIS-derived cloud properties and TOA irradiances derived from CERES radiances are produced by the same algorithm that produces CERES SSF and CRS products. However, the CCCM product should not be considered as a climate data record since various input data product versions and algorithm modifications will occur along the course of the measurement period. The scan and packet numbers unique to the CERES footprint provide the means to match the data to other CERES products, although the CCCM product contains more near nadir CERES footprints compared with SSF and CRS products. The resulting HDF granule contains 24 hours of data.CERES is a key component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) program. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels.

The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. The CERES missions are a follow-on to the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument, the proto flight model (PFM), was launched on November 27, 1997, as part of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Two CERES instruments (FM1 and FM2) were launched into polar orbit onboard the Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched onboard Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES FM5 instrument was launched onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite on October 28, 2011. The newest CERES instrument (FM6) was launched onboard the Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.

DOI

10.5067/AQUA/CERES/NEWS_CCCM-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_L2.RELB1

Citation Styles for this Dataset

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES

DATA CITATION POLICY

How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

HOW-TO

Directions on downloading and installing the HDF libraries

MICRO ARTICLE

NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance

PROCESSING HISTORY

CERES Processing Level Details
CERES Product Level Details

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Quality Summary: CERES NEWS CCCM Rel B1

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CERES Data Products Catalog
CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog

PUBLICATIONS

NASA Earth Observatory Article: A Delicate Balance: Signs of Change in the Tropics - New data sets were also used from NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments that fly aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) as well as the newer Terra satellite.

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 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: 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: 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.

READ-ME

REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN

CERES Input Data Sources

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

Read Software Package - CERES-NEWS CCCM Release B1. - Direct File Download (.zip)

USER'S GUIDE

From GCMD Science Keywords:

SHORTWAVE RADIATION
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
RADIATIVE FLUX
LONGWAVE RADIATION
OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
EMISSIVITY
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
SURFACE WINDS
CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
ALBEDO
CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
NET RADIATION
HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES

TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
Window (Wn) Region Flux
Surface Fluxes
Cloud Infrared Emissivity
Cloud Effective Pressure
Cloud Effective Temperature
Cloud Effective Height
Cloud Particle Phase
Clear-Sky Fluxes
Total-Sky Fluxes
Surface Emissivity
Cloud Liquid Water Path
Cloud Ice Water Path

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (-90, 90), (-180, 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2006-07-01 - 2011-04-30
Temporal Resolution: Daily

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

AQUA

Earth Observing System, AQUA

MODIS

Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

CERES SCANNER

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner

CERES-FM3

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 3

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CALIOP

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization

CLOUDSAT

CLOUDSAT-CPR

CLOUDSAT CLOUD PROFILING RADAR

Metadata Dates

Created on 2013-12-10

Last updated on 2022-03-04