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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

PROJECT HOME PAGE

CERES project home page

CERES Instrument Working Group Web Sites

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES

DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
• CERES Bidirectional Scans (BDS) Data Set Abstract
• CERES Documentation
• CERES General Product Info
• CERES Overview of Aqua
• CERES Overview of TRMM
• Overview of HDF
• Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files

MICRO ARTICLE

• 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 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: 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.
• 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 Earth Observeratory 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...

PROCESSING HISTORY

• DPC-BDS R6V1 Data Products Catalog

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

• Quality Summary: CERES BDS (BiDirectional Scan) Aqua Edition 4

PRODUCT USAGE

• CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• CERES Input Data Sources

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

• Read Software Package - CERES BDS_Terra-FM1 - Direct File Download (.zip)

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

• NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES

USER'S GUIDE

• CERES Data Management System BiDirectional Scans (BDS) Collection Document - Release 3 Version 4

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