CERES Level 2
Entry Title: CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols TRMM-PFM Edition2B

Entry ID: CER_SSF_TRMM-PFM-VIRS_Edition2B
Clouds Radiation Budget
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10.5067/TRMM/CERES/SSF-PFM_L2.002B

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Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • SHORTWAVE RADIATION
  • CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
  • CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • LONGWAVE RADIATION
  • OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
  • CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
  • CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
  • RADIATIVE FLUX
  • WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
  • ALBEDO
  • TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
  • SURFACE PRESSURE
  • EMISSIVITY
  • NET RADIATION
  • CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
  • Cloud Base Pressure
  • Cloud Infrared Emissivity
  • Cloud Layer Area
  • Cloud Overlap
  • Cloud Particle Phase
  • Ice Particle Diameter
  • Ice Water Path
  • Liquid Water Path
  • Longwave (LW) Flux
  • Longwave (LW) Unfiltered Radiance
  • Shortwave (SW) Flux
  • Shortwave (SW) Unfiltered Radiance
  • Surface (Radiative) Flux
  • Surface Type
  • TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
  • Vertical Aspect Ratio
  • Visible Optical Depth
  • Water Particle Radius
  • Window (Wn) Flux
  • Window (Wn) Unfiltered Radiance
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Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 1998-01-01 - 2000-03-31
Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites
TRMM
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
CERES-PFM
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Prototype Flight Model
RADIOMETERS
Metadata Dates

Created on 2014-02-21
Last updated on 2024-03-11