ASDC | CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM2

CERES Level 2

Entry Title: CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2

Entry ID: CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM2_1

Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget

Description

CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM2_1 is the is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) and Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-Flight Model 2 (FM2) Version 1 data set. Data was collected using the MODIS, FM1, FM2, MISR, and CERES Scanner instruments on the Terra platform, Data collection for this product is complete.

CERES-MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM_Terra-FM2_1 integrates measurements from CERES, MISR, and MODIS. The resulting data granule contains 2 files: an hour of instantaneous CERES SSF data, which includes MODIS data, the matching SSFM daytime measurements (solar zenith angle < 90 deg), and MISR radiances associated with along-track CERES SSF data. Data is only available for along-track days within the temporal coverage.

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 missions are a follow-on to the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument, protoflight 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 on board the Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched on board Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES FM5 instrument was launched on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite on October 28, 2011. The newest CERES instrument (FM6) was launched on board the Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.

DOI

10.5067/TERRA/CERES/MISR-MODIS_SSF-SSFM-FM2_L2.001

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NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance

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Quality Summary: CERES Terra Edition 2B SSF, CERES Terra Edition 2F SSF, and CERES Terra Edition 2G SSF

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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: 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.

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CERES Input Data Sources

USER'S GUIDE

From GCMD Science Keywords:

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

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
TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
Window (Wn) Region Flux

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

Binary

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (-82, 82), (-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: 2000-04-12 - 2005-02-28
Temporal Resolution: Hourly

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 2022-03-04