CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SSF1deg-Hour_Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Publications which Cite this Collection
McCoy, Isabel L.; McCoy, Daniel T.; Wood, Robert; Zuidema, Paquita; Bender, Frida A.‐M. (2023). The Role of Mesoscale Cloud Morphology in the Shortwave Cloud Feedback.
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- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
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- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
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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 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: 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: 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.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Data Products Catalog R4V110/1/2004 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF)
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- NET RADIATION
- Cloud Base Pressure
- Cloud Infrared Emissivity
- Cloud Layer Area
- Cloud Particle Phase
- Ice Water Path
- Liquid Water Path
- Longwave (LW) Flux
- Surface Type
- Window (Wn) Flux
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- Visible Optical Depth
- Water Particle Radius
- Ice Particle Radius
- Shortwave (SW) Flux
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-03 - Present
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Aqua
Earth Observing System, Aqua
CERES-FM4
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 4
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorCERES-FM3
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 3
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorMODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Metadata Dates
Created on 2017-08-02
Last updated on 2024-02-07