CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes and Clouds Aqua FM4 Edition2B

Entry ID: CER_FSW_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B
Clouds Radiation Budget
DOI

10.5067/AQUA/CERES/FSW-FM4-MODIS_L3.002B

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Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
  • CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • ALBEDO
  • CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • Clear-Sky Albedo
  • Clear-Sky Longwave (LW) Flux
  • Clear-Sky Shortwave (SW) Flux
  • Clear-Sky Solar Incidence
  • Cloud Base Pressure
  • Cloud Layer Area
  • Cloud Overlap
  • Cloud Particle Phase
  • Ice Particle Diameter
  • Liquid Water Path
  • Net Flux
  • Solar (Radiance) Flux
  • Surface Type
  • TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
  • Vertical Aspect Ratio
  • Visible Optical Depth
  • Water Particle Radius
Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

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Spatial Coverage: (-90, 90), (-180, 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

GLOBAL
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-01 - 2005-03-31
Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites
AQUA
Earth Observing System, AQUA
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Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
CERES-FM4
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 4
Metadata Dates

Created on 2014-01-10
Last updated on 2022-06-13