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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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: 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
- Quality Summary: CERES_CldTypHist_Ed4A (6/1/2017)
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
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READ-ME
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ICE WATER PATH > PRECIPITATION PROFILES
- CLOUD TYPES
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD WATER PATH > PRECIPITATION PROFILES
- Cloud Effective Pressure
- Cloud Effective Temperature
Data Distribution
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 2024-01-19