ASDC | CER_ES4_J01-FM6

CERES Level 3

Entry Title: CERES ERBE-like Monthly Geographical Averages JPSS-1 FM6 Edition1-CV

Entry ID: CER_ES4_J01-FM6_Edition1-CV

Clouds Radiation Budget

Description

CER_ES4_J01-FM6_Edition1-CV is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE)-like Monthly Geographical Averages Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) Flight Model 6 (FM6) Edition1-CV data product. Data was collected by CERES FM6 on JPSS-1 (now NOAA-20). Data collection for this product is ongoing.

Note: Edition1-CV data are for instrument validation purposes only and not suited for science publications.

CER_ES4_J01-FM6_Edition1-CV includes Top-of-the-Atmosphere (TOA) fluxes using algorithms identical to those used by ERBE, averaged regionally (2.5-degree, 5-degree, and 10-degree grid), zonally (2.5-degree, 5-degree, and 10-degree) and globally. The ERBE-like Monthly Geographical Averages (ES-4) product contains a month of space and time averaged CERES data for a single scanner instrument. For each observed 2.5-degree spatial region, the daily average, the hourly average over the month, and the overall monthly average of shortwave and longwave fluxes at the TOA from the CERES ES-9 product are spatially nested up from 2.5-degree regions to 5- and 10-degree regions, to 2.5-, 5-, and 10-degree zonal averages, and to global monthly averages. For each nested area, the albedo and net flux are given. For each region, the daily average flux is estimated from an algorithm that uses the available hourly data, scene identification data, and diurnal models. This algorithm is like the algorithm used for the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE). 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.

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. The first CERES instrument, protoflight model (PFM), was launched on November 27, 1997 as part of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Two CERES instruments (FM1 and FM2) were launched into polar orbit on board the Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched on board Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES FM5 instrument was launched on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite on October 28, 2011. The newest CERES instrument (FM6) was launched on board the JPSS-1 satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.

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From GCMD Science Keywords:

ALBEDO
SHORTWAVE RADIATION
OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
LONGWAVE RADIATION

Clear-Sky Albedo
Clear-Sky Longwave (LW) Flux
Clear-Sky Shortwave (SW) Flux
Geographic Scene Type
Longwave (LW) Radiation
Net Flux
Outgoing Longwave (LW) Radiation
Shortwave (SW) Radiation
TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (-90, 90), (-180, 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Longitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Latitude Resolution: 2.5 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 km - < 500 km or approximately 2.5 degrees - < 5.0 degrees
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2018-01-06 - Present
Temporal Resolution: Months

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

JPSS-1

Joint Polar Satellite System - 1

CERES-FM6

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 6

Metadata Dates

Created on 2018-04-09

Last updated on 2020-12-29