ASDC | CER_CRS_Terra-FM2-MODIS

CERES Level 2

Entry Title: CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition4A

Entry ID: CER_CRS_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A

Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget

Description

CER_CRS_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) Terra Flight Model 2 (FM2) Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Edition4A data product, which was collected using the CERES-FM2 instrument on the Terra platform. Please note that only a few variables from the SSF have been included and this product should be used in conjunction with the CER_SSF_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A product.

The Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) product contains one hour of instantaneous CERES data for a single scanner instrument. The CRS contains geolocation, geometry, packet identification, and minimal cloud properties, and TOA fluxes from the CERES SSF product. For each CERES footprint on the Single Scanner Footprint (SSF), the CRS product also contains vertical flux profiles evaluated at six levels in the atmosphere: the surface, 850-, 500-, 200-, 70-, and 0.01-hPa for both clear-sky and total-sky.

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. Two CERES instruments (FM1 and FM2) were launched into polar orbit on board the Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999.

DOI

10.5067/TERRA/CERES/CRS_TERRA-FM2_L2.004A

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Data and Information for CERES
ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
CERES Documentation
CERES General Product Info
CERES Overview of Terra
Overview of HDF

PROCESSING HISTORY

CERES Processing Level Details
CERES Product Level Details

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Quality Summary: CER_CRS_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog

REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN

CERES Input Data Sources

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
SHORTWAVE RADIATION
EMISSIVITY
NET RADIATION
TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
RADIATIVE FLUX
SHORTWAVE DOWNWARD IRRADIANCE > SOLAR IRRADIANCE
INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
LONGWAVE RADIATION
CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
ALBEDO

Cloud Layer Area
Longwave (LW) Flux
Shortwave (SW) Flux
Surface (Radiative) Flux
Surface Type
TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
Visible Optical Depth

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2024-05-01 - 2024-08-31

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

Terra

Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)

CERES-FM2

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2

Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window Detector

MODIS

Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Metadata Dates

Created on 2025-12-17