CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES GEO Cloud Retrievals in ISCCP-D2like Format Daytime Edition3A
Entry ID: CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_DAY_Edition3A
Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- 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)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Processing Level Details
- CERES Product Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Quality Summary: CERES_ISCCP-D2like_Ed3A (11/14/2013)
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Data Products Catalog R5V3 11/27/2013 Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO)
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- 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.
PUBLICATIONS
- 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
READ-ME
- CERES Input Data Sources
REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
- Read Software Package - Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like-GEO) - Direct File Download (.zip)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- Cloud Effective Pressure
- Cloud Effective Temperature
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 meters - < 250 meters
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - 2017-02-28
Temporal Resolution: Monthly-3Hourly/Monthly