CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
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PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- Quality Summary: CERES_SYN1deg_Ed4A (10/3/2017)
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC Data and Information for CERES
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Documentation
- CERES Overview of Aqua
- CERES Overview of TRMM
- CERES SYN1deg 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)
- Overview of HDF
- View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Processing Level Details
- CERES Product Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Data Products Catalog R5V1 11/22/2013 Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Intermediate (SYNI)
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCTION HISTORY
PUBLICATIONS
- HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme
- Readme Information on CER_SYN1deg Edition 3 Data Sets
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
- CERES Input Data Sources
REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
- Read Software Package - SYN1deg - Direct File Download (.zip)
SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION
- NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- AEROSOLS
- PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- NET RADIATION
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- 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
- Column Ozone
- In-Atmosphere 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
- Window (Wn) Region Flux
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-01 - Present
Platforms
Other
Terra-Aqua
FM1+FM2+FM3+FM4
Total Detector Window Detector Shortwave DetectorEarth Observation Satellites
AQUA
Earth Observing System, AQUA
CERES-FM4
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 4
RADIOMETERSCERES-FM3
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 3
RADIOMETERSCERES SCANNER
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Terra
Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
CERES-FM1
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 1
RADIOMETERSCERES-FM2
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
RADIOMETERSCERES SCANNER
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner
MODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Metadata Dates
Created on 2015-03-27
Last updated on 2022-03-11