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View Citations

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

GOTO WEB TOOL

Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files

PROJECT HOME PAGE

CERES project home page

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Data and Information for CERES
• ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
• CERES Documentation
• CERES General Product Info
• CERES Input Data Sets (2000-2010)
• CERES Monthly Gridded Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO) Data Set Abstract
• HDF Science Data Set (SDS) Information Tool Overview
• HDF data manipulation software (applications to open a Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file and display a browse image and/or data file information)
• Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview
• Overview of HDF
• View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)

HOW-TO

• Directions on downloading and installing the HDF libraries

MICRO ARTICLE

• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance

PROCESSING HISTORY

• CERES Processing Level Details
• CERES Product Level Details

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

• Quality Summary: CERES_ISCCP-D2like_Ed3A (11/14/2013)

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• CERES Data Products Catalog
• CERES Data Products Catalog R5V3 11/27/2013 Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO)
• CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog

PUBLICATIONS

• 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: 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: 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: 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.

READ-ME

• HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme
• Readme Information on the CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_DAY_Edition3A_300300 Data Set
• View HDF Version 5 Readme

REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN

• CERES Input Data Sources

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

• Read Software Package - Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO) - Direct File Download (.zip)

USER'S GUIDE

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

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