CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 3-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SYN1deg-3Hour_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Publications which Cite this Collection
Valkenborg, Bram; De Lannoy, Gabriëlle J. M.; Gruber, Alexander; Miralles, Diego G.; Köhler, Philipp; Frankenberg, Christian; Desai, Ankur R.; Humphreys, Elyn; Klatt, Janina; Lohila, Annalea; Nilsson, Mats B.; Tuittila, Eeva‐Stiina; Bechtold, Michel (2023). Drought and Waterlogging Stress Regimes in Northern Peatlands Detected Through Satellite Retrieved Solar‐Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence.
Joos, Hanna (2021). Warm Conveyor Belts and Their Role for Cloud Radiative Forcing in the Extratropical Storm Tracks.
Shell, Karen M.; de Szoeke, Simon P.; Makiyama, Michael; Feng, Zhe (2020). Vertical Structure of Radiative Heating Rates of the MJO during DYNAMO.
Steffen, John; Bourassa, Mark (2019). Upper-Ocean Response to Precipitation Forcing in an Ocean Model Hindcast of Hurricane Gonzalo.
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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: Clouds in the Balance
- 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.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
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- CERES Input Data Sources
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- Read Software Package - SYN1deg - Direct File Download (.zip)
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
- ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- NET RADIATION
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIATION
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- Atmosphere Incoming Shortwave (SW) Entropy
- Atmosphere Outgoing Longwave (LW) Entropy
- Clear-Sky Fluxes
- Cloud Effective Height
- Cloud Effective Pressure
- Cloud Effective Temperature
- Cloud Infrared Emissivity
- Cloud Particle Phase
- Cloud Vertical Aspect Ratio
- Column Ozone
- In-Atmospheric Fluxes
- Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Fluxes
- Shortwave (SW) Diffused Fluxes
- Shortwave (SW) Direct Fluxes
- Surface Downward Longwave (LW) Entropy
- Surface Fluxes
- Surface Incoming Shortwave (SW) Entropy
- Surface Upward Longwave (LW) Entropy
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Incoming Shortwave (SW) Entropy
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Outgoing Longwave (LW) Entropy
- Total-Sky Fluxes
- Window (Wn) Region Flux
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-01 - Present