CERES Level 2
Entry Title: CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1
Entry ID: CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM1_1
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
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- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
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ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
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DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record
- CERES Documentation
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- MISR Paths Tool - Direct File Download (.kml)
- Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- 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: 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: Looking at the Moon to Better See Earth - Terra satellite performs manuver that allows all nine of MISR's camera to capture images of the moon.
- 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: Squeezing Water from Rock - Survivors of the New Madrid earthquakes reported not only intense ground shaking and land movement, but also an unfamiliar phenomenon of water and sand spouting up through cracks in the Earth's surface.
- 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: Tracking Clouds - Tune in to the evening weather report on any given day, and you'll no doubt see satellite images 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.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Aerosols over Australia - Researchers explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate change, and ultraviolet rays.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Cloudy with a chance of Drizzle - By analyzing data from the MISR instrument, scientists discover that a unique type of cloud formation is much more prevalent than was previously believed.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Following the World Trade Center plume - Remote sensing helps track the drift of harmful pollutants following the World Trade Center collapse.
- NASA Earthdata Content Delivery Network (CDN) Article: Smoke over Athens - The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution.
- NASA JPL Images: Tropical Storm Harvey over Texas - After making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane the day before, striking images are captured by MISR as the storm maintained a dangerous tropical storm status.
- NASA JPL Photojournal: New Images of Irma's Towering Clouds - MISR passes over Irma over the Dominican Republic as a Category 5 hurricane.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Data Products Catalog R4V110/1/2004 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF)
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Quality Summary: CERES Terra Edition 2B SSF, CERES Terra Edition 2F SSF, and CERES Terra Edition 2G SSF
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- MISR Peer-Reviewed Publications
PUBLICATIONS
- Readme Information on CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM1 and CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM2
- Sample read software for CERES SSF Data Products
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
- Overview of MISR Data at the ASDC, 2015
USER'S GUIDE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SURFACE WINDS
- HUMIDITY > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- NET RADIATION
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- EMISSIVITY
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- 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
- 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
- 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 Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-04-12 - 2004-11-02
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Terra
Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
CERES-FM1
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 1
CERES SCANNER
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
MISR
Multi-Angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
CERES-FM2
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
Metadata Dates
Created on 2013-12-13
Last updated on 2024-03-11