CERES Level 2
Entry Title: CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1

Entry ID: CER_ES8_NOAA20-FM6_Edition1
Radiation Budget
Description

CER_ES8_NOAA20-FM6_Edition1 data are ERBE-like instantaneous TOA estimates. Edition1 data are for instrument validation and are not suited for science publications. The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) ES-8 data product contains a 24-hour, single-satellite, instantaneous view of scanner fluxes at the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reduced from spacecraft altitude unfiltered radiances using Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) scanner Inversion algorithms and the ERBE shortwave (SW) and longwave (LW) Angular Distribution Models (ADMs). The ES-8 data include the total (TOT), SW, LW, and window (WN) channel radiometric data; SW, LW, and WN unfiltered radiance values; and the ERBE scene identification for each measurement. These data are organized according to the CERES 3.3-second scan into 6.6-second records. As long as there is one valid scanner measurement within a record, the ES-8 record will be generated. CERES is a key Earth Observing System (EOS) program component. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. The CERES missions follow the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument (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 EOS flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched on board EOS Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES instrument (FM5) 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 Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite on November 18, 2017.

DOI

10.5067/NOAA20/CERES/ES8-FM6_L2.001

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Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • SHORTWAVE RADIATION
  • OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
  • ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
  • LONGWAVE RADIATION
Data Distribution

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Spatial Information

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Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

GLOBAL STRATOSPHERE TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2018-05-01 - Present
Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites
JPSS-1
Joint Polar Satellite System - 1
CERES-FM6
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 6
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Longwave Detector
NOAA-20
Joint Polar Satellite System - 1
CERES-FM6
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 6
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Longwave Detector
Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-03-06
Last updated on 2024-02-23