CERES Level 2
Entry Title: SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 MTSAT-2R Southern Hemisphere Version 1.0
Entry ID: CER_GEO_Ed4_MTS02_SH_V01
Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- ASDC's data citation policy
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for CERES
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Documentation
- Overview of HDF
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Processing Level Details
- CERES Product Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCTION HISTORY
PUBLICATIONS
- CERES Input Data Sources
REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- REFLECTANCE
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
NetCDF-4
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Spatial Information

(-60, 0), (-180, -170)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2007-06-05 - 2015-07-05
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
MTSAT-2
The Multi-functional Transport Satellite 2
VISSR
Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
Metadata Dates
Created on 2017-01-18
Last updated on 2022-03-08