CERES Level 4
Entry Title: CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA Monthly means data in netCDF Edition4.1
Entry ID: CERES_EBAF-TOA_Edition4.1
Clouds Radiation Budget
Publications which Cite this Collection
Andersen, Hendrik; Cermak, Jan; Douglas, Alyson; Myers, Timothy A.; Nowack, Peer; Stier, Philip; Wall, Casey J.; Wilson Kemsley, Sarah (2023). Sensitivities of cloud radiative effects to large-scale meteorology and aerosols from global observations.
Cole, Jason Neil Steven; Von Salzen, Knut; Li, Jiangnan; Scinocca, John; Plummer, David; Arora, Vivek; McFarlane, Norman; Lazare, Michael; MacKay, Murray; Verseghy, Diana (2023). The Canadian Atmospheric Model version 5 (CanAM5.0.3).
Li, Donghao; Folini, Doris; Wild, Martin (2023). Assessment of Top of Atmosphere, Atmospheric and Surface Energy Budgets in CMIP6 Models on Regional Scales.
Heim, Christoph; Leutwyler, David; Schär, Christoph (2023). Application of the Pseudo‐Global Warming Approach in a Kilometer‐Resolution Climate Simulation of the Tropics.
McCoy, Isabel L.; McCoy, Daniel T.; Wood, Robert; Zuidema, Paquita; Bender, Frida A.‐M. (2023). The Role of Mesoscale Cloud Morphology in the Shortwave Cloud Feedback.
Gettelman, A.; Bardeen, C. G.; McCluskey, C. S.; Järvinen, E.; Stith, J.; Bretherton, C.; McFarquhar, G.; Twohy, C.; D'Alessandro, J.; Wu, W. (2022). Simulating Observations of Southern Ocean Clouds and Implications for Climate.
Marti, Florence; Blazquez, Alejandro; Meyssignac, Benoit; Ablain, Michaël; Barnoud, Anne; Fraudeau, Robin; Jugier, Rémi; Chenal, Jonathan; Larnicol, Gilles; Pfeffer, Julia; Restano, Marco; Benveniste, Jérôme (2021). Monitoring the ocean heat content change and the Earth energy imbalance from space altimetry and space gravimetry.
Andersen, Hendrik; Cermak, Jan; Zipfel, Lukas; Myers, Timothy A. (2020). Attribution of Observed Recent Decrease in Low Clouds Over the Northeastern Pacific to Cloud‐Controlling Factors.
Hartmann, Dennis L.; Dygert, Brittany D. (2020). Global Radiative Convective Equilibrium With a Slab Ocean: SST Contrast, Sensitivity and Circulation.
Kuma, Peter; McDonald, Adrian J.; Morgenstern, Olaf; Alexander, Simon P.; Cassano, John J.; Garrett, Sally; Halla, Jamie; Hartery, Sean; Harvey, Mike J.; Parsons, Simon; Plank, Graeme; Varma, Vidya; Williams, Jonny (2017). Evaluation of Southern Ocean cloud in the HadGEM3 general circulation model and MERRA-2 reanalysis using ship-based observations.
Ming, Yi; Loeb, Norman G.; Lin, Pu; Shen, Zhaoyi; Naik, Vaishali; Singer, Clare E.; Ward, Ryan X.; Paulot, Fabien; Zhang, Zhibo; Bellouin, Nicolas; Horowitz, Larry W.; Ginoux, Paul A.; Ramaswamy, V. (2016). Assessing the Influence of COVID‐19 on the Shortwave Radiative Fluxes Over the East Asian Marginal Seas.
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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 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: 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.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
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- CERES EBAF-TOA Data Set Abstract
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- RADIATIVE FORCING
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- NET RADIATION
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SOLAR RADIATION
- All-Sky TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Net Balanced Flux
- Clear-Sky (Spatially Complete) TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Net Balanced Flux
- Cloud Radiative Forcing
- Cloud Effective Temperature
- Cloud Effective Pressure
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - 2023-04-01