CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES-MODIS and hourly geostationary cloud properties stratified by ISCCP cloud types for day and night.
Entry ID: CER_CldTypHist_GEO-MODIS_Edition4A
Clouds Radiation Budget
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TYPES
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- Cloud Effective Pressure
- Cloud Effective Temperature
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File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL STRATOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - Present
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Aqua
Earth Observing System, Aqua
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Window Detector
Terra
Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Window Detector
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Metadata Dates
Created on 2018-01-23
Last updated on 2023-08-25