CERES Level 2
Entry Title: CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS Edition1B

Entry ID: CER_SSF_NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS_Edition1B
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
DOI

10.5067/NOAA20/CERES/SSF-FM6_L2.001B

Citation Styles for this Dataset
Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • CLOUDS
  • ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIATION
  • OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
  • CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
  • CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
  • CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • LIDAR
  • INFRARED WAVELENGTHS
  • CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
  • CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
  • CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
  • CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • RADIATIVE FLUX
  • AEROSOLS
  • LIDAR BACKSCATTER
  • ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
  • CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
Data Distribution

File Format(s):

NetCDF-4

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Spatial Information

spatial-coverage-map
Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: -89.99999), (W: -180, E: -180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2018-05-01 - Present
Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites
JPSS-1
Joint Polar Satellite System - 1
CERES-FM6
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 6
VIIRS
Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
NOAA-20
Joint Polar Satellite System - 1
CERES-FM6
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 6
Total Detector Longwave Detector Shortwave Detector
VIIRS
Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
Metadata Dates

Created on 2021-01-21
Last updated on 2024-03-01