CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes NPP FM5 Edition1
Entry ID: CER_ES4_NPP-FM5_Edition1
Radiation Budget
DOI
10.5067/NPP/CERES/ES4-FM5_L3.001
Resources and Documentation
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Documentation
- CERES Overview of NPP
- Overview of HDF
- Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- 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: 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: 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: 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
- CERES Data Products Catalog R7V1 November 2013 ERBE-like Monthly Regional Averages (ES-4)
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Quality Summary: CERES ES4 NPP Edition 1
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- ALBEDO
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- NET RADIATION
- Clear-Sky Albedo
- Clear-Sky Incidence
- Clear-Sky Longwave (LW) Flux
- Clear-Sky Shortwave (SW) Flux
- Geographic Scene Type
- Net Flux
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information
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
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2012-02-01 - 2019-09-30
Temporal Resolution: Months
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
SUOMI-NPP
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
CERES-FM5
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 5
RadiometersMetadata Dates
Created on 2017-09-22
Last updated on 2022-05-26