DOI

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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Publications which Cite this Collection

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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.

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

GOTO WEB TOOL

CERES Data Page

PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE

TERRA Overview

PROJECT HOME PAGE

CERES project home page

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES

ANOMALIES

• CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

• Quality Summary: CERES_SYN1deg_Ed4A (10/3/2017)

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
• CERES Documentation
• CERES General Product Info
• CERES Overview of Aqua
• CERES Product Level Details
• 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
• Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
• View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)

HOW-TO

• Directions on downloading and installing the HDF libraries

MICRO ARTICLE

• 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.

PROCESSING HISTORY

• CERES Data Products Catalog R5V1 11/22/2013 Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Intermediate (SYNI)
• CERES Processing Level Details

PRODUCT USAGE

• CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• CERES Data Products Catalog
• CERES Input Data Sources

PUBLICATIONS

• 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

READ-ME

• HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme
• View HDF Version 5 Readme

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

• Read Software Package - SYN1deg - Direct File Download (.zip)

USER'S GUIDE

• CERES Data Management System View HDF User's Guide - Version 5.0, November 2007
• CERES SYN1deg Data Set Abstract

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