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 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 two 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 Earth Observing System (EOS) program component. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. The CERES missions follow the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument, the 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

Citation Styles for this Dataset

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ANOMALIES

Discussion of the Coastal Water Percentage Issue

DATA CITATION POLICY

How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Terra Spacecraft Loss of Accurate Orbit Data Record
CERES Documentation
CERES Overview of Aqua

PROCESSING HISTORY

CERES Data Products Catalog R4V110/1/2004 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF)

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

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

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CERES Input Data Sources

READ-ME

From GCMD Science Keywords:

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

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):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -82, N: 82), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2000-04-12 - 2005-02-28

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 2024-07-02