CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES Monthly Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged Terra and Aqua TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_FluxByCldTyp-Month_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A
Clouds Radiation Budget
Publications which Cite this Collection
Zhang, Yuanchong; Jin, Zhonghai; Sikand, Monika (2021). The Top‐of‐Atmosphere, Surface and Atmospheric Cloud Radiative Kernels Based on ISCCP‐H Datasets: Method and Evaluation.
Myers, Timothy A.; Scott, Ryan C.; Zelinka, Mark D.; Klein, Stephen A.; Norris, Joel R.; Caldwell, Peter M. (2019). Observational constraints on low cloud feedback reduce uncertainty of climate sensitivity.
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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- 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: Clouds in the Balance
- 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 reaches the Earth's surface vs. the amount of heat energy emitted by the Earth and its atmosphere.
- 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...
MICRO ARTICLE
- Quality Summary: CERES_FluxByCldTyp-Day/Month_Ed4A (5/29/2020)
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES publications by year - 1993 through present
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD TYPES
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- CLOUDS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
Data Distribution
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NetCDF-4
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL STRATOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-01 - Present