CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SSF1deg-Month_Terra-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
GOTO WEB TOOL
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PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties
- Discussion of the Coastal Water Percentage Issue
ANOMALIES
- 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 Overview of Terra
- CERES Time-Interpolated TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols(SSF1deg-Day/Month)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
- CERES Processing Level Details
- CERES Product Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Data Products Catalog R4V110/1/2004 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF)
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- Angular Distribution Models for Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Flux Estimation from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Instrument on the Terra Satellite. Part II: Validation
- 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: 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...
- 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...
PUBLICATIONS
- HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme
- Read Me - CERES Data Products Catalog R3V2, October 2000, section 2.5 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF)
- Sample read software for CERES SSF Data Products
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
- CERES Input Data Sources
REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
- SURFACE WINDS
- WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD PROPERTIES
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- AEROSOLS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUDS
- NET RADIATION
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- Cloud Base Pressure
- Cloud Infrared Emissivity
- Cloud Layer Area
- Cloud Overlap
- Cloud Particle Phase
- Ice Particle Radius
- Ice Water Path
- Liquid Water Path
- Longwave (LW) Flux
- Shortwave (SW) Flux
- Surface (Radiative) Flux
- Surface Type
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- Visible Optical Depth
- Water Particle Radius
- Window (Wn) Flux
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Longitude Resolution: degrees
Latitude Resolution: degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2000-03-01 - Present
Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Terra
Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
CERES-FM1
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 1
CERES-FM2
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Metadata Dates
Created on 2015-02-23
Last updated on 2022-06-13