ASDC | CER_ES8_Aqua-FM3

CERES Level 2

Entry Title: CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Aqua FM3 Edition4

Entry ID: CER_ES8_Aqua-FM3_Edition4

Radiation Budget

Description

CER_ES8_Aqua-FM3_Edition4 is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE)-like Instantaneous Top-of-the-Atmosphere (TOA) Estimates Aqua Flight Model 3 (FM3) Edition 4 data product, which was collected using the CERES-FM3 instrument on the Aqua platform. Data collection for this product is ongoing.

The ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES-8) product contains 24 hours of instantaneous CERES data for a single scanner instrument, FM3 on the Aqua spacecraft. The ES-8 contains filtered radiances recorded every 0.01-second for the total (TOT), shortwave (SW), and window (WN) channels and the unfiltered SW, longwave (LW), and WN radiances. The SW and LW radiances at spacecraft altitude are converted to TOA fluxes with a scene identification algorithm and Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) which are "like" those used for the ERBE. The TOA fluxes, scene identification, and angular geometry are included on the ES-8.

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 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 Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.

DOI

10.5067/AQUA/CERES/ES8-FM3_L2.004

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MICRO ARTICLE

NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance

PROCESSING HISTORY

CERES Processing Level Details
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PRODUCTION HISTORY

CERES Data Products Catalog
CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
DPC-ES-8 R7V1 Data Products Catalog

PUBLICATIONS

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 First Light Images: Image of the Day - These two Terra instruments join a previous CERES scanner on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) which was launched on November 27, 1997

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: Does the Earth Have an Iris Analog - Sensors on the TRMM and Terra satellite missions routinely measure these cloud physical properties, which scientists will match in time and space with CERES.

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.

NASA Earth Observatory Article: Tropical Cloud Systems and CERES: Image of the Day - CERES detects the amount of outgoing heat and reflected sunlight leaving the planet.

NASA Earth Observeratory Article: A Delicate Balance: Signs of Change in the Tropics - New data sets were also used from NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments that fly aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring...

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REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN

CERES Input Data Sources

USER'S GUIDE

CERES Data Management System View HDF User's Guide - Version 5.0, November 2007

From GCMD Science Keywords:

SHORTWAVE RADIATION
RADIATIVE FLUX
LONGWAVE RADIATION
OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION

Albedo
Clear-Sky Albedo
Clear-Sky Longwave (LW) Flux
Clear-Sky Shortwave (SW) Flux
Clear-Sky Solar Incidence
ERBE Scene ID
Net Flux
OLR (Outgoing Longwave Radiation)
TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux

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: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2002-06-18 - Present

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

Aqua

Earth Observing System, Aqua

CERES-FM3

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 3

Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window Detector

Metadata Dates

Created on 2017-08-18

Last updated on 2023-04-05