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Citation Styles for this Dataset

Publications which Cite this Collection

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Sasaki, Kaname (2025). Simplified Earth infrared and albedo coefficient models for spacecraft thermal analysis based on the CERES data products.

Feldman, Andrew F.; Konings, Alexandra G.; Gentine, Pierre; Cattry, Mitra; Wang, Lixin; Smith, William K.; Biederman, Joel A.; Chatterjee, Abhishek; Joiner, Joanna; Poulter, Benjamin (2024). Large global-scale vegetation sensitivity to daily rainfall variability.

Ghausi, Sarosh Alam; Zehe, Erwin; Ghosh, Subimal; Tian, Yinglin; Kleidon, Axel (2024). Thermodynamically inconsistent extreme precipitation sensitivities across continents driven by cloud-radiative effects.

Lee, Haein; Park, Rokjin; Jeong, Jaein (2024). Impact of Recent Meteorological Changes on Surface Ozone Increases in Seoul Metropolitan Area.

Liang, Kaixin; Wang, Jinfei; Luo, Hao; Yang, Qinghua (2023). The Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctic Sea Ice Variations.

Horvath, Sean; Boisvert, Linette; Parker, Chelsea; Webster, Melinda; Taylor, Patrick; Boeke, Robyn; Fons, Steven; Stewart, J. Scott (2023). Database of daily Lagrangian Arctic sea ice parcel drift tracks with coincident ice and atmospheric conditions.

Zhou, Lu; Heuzé, Céline; Mohrmann, Martin (2023). Sea Ice Production in the 2016 and 2017 Maud Rise Polynyas.

Feng, Jin; Zhang, Ke; Zhan, Huijie; Chao, Lijun (2023). Improved soil evaporation remote sensing retrieval algorithms and associated uncertainty analysis on the Tibetan Plateau.

Schuddeboom, A. J.; McDonald, A. J. (2022). Understanding Internal Cluster Variability Through Subcluster Metric Analysis in a Geophysical Context.

Trautmann, Tina; Koirala, Sujan; Carvalhais, Nuno; Güntner, Andreas; Jung, Martin (2021). The importance of vegetation in understanding terrestrial water storage variations.

Bony, Sandrine; Schulz, Hauke; Vial, Jessica; Stevens, Bjorn (2021). Sugar, Gravel, Fish, and Flowers: Dependence of Mesoscale Patterns of Trade‐Wind Clouds on Environmental Conditions.

Cui, Jiecan; Shi, Tenglong; Zhou, Yue; Wu, Dongyou; Wang, Xin; Pu, Wei (2020). Satellite-based radiative forcing by light-absorbing particles in snow across the Northern Hemisphere.

Zhang, Jianhao; Zuidema, Paquita (2020). The diurnal cycle of the smoky marine boundary layer observed during August in the remote southeast Atlantic. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19 (23), 14493. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14493-2019

Kraft, Basil; Jung, Martin; Körner, Marco; Koirala, Sujan; Reichstein, Markus (2019). Towards hybrid modeling of the global hydrological cycle.

Liu, Qiaozhen; Zhang, Zhaoyang; Fan, Meng; Wang, Quan (2019). The Divergent Estimates of Diffuse Radiation Effects on Gross Primary Production of Forest Ecosystems Using Light‐Use Efficiency Models.

Tornow, F.; Domenech, C.; Cole, J. N. S.; Madenach, N.; Fischer, J. (2018). Changes in TOA SW Fluxes over Marine Clouds When Estimated via Semiphysical Angular Distribution Models.

Li, Jiawei; Han, Zhiwei; Chen, Liang; Wu, Yunfei; Luo, Li (2018). Modeling study of aerosol-meteorology feedback during winter haze events over the north China plain.

Wright, Jonathon S.; Sun, Xiaoyi; Konopka, Paul; Krüger, Kirstin; Legras, Bernard; Molod, Andrea M.; Tegtmeier, Susann; Zhang, Guang J.; Zhao, Xi (2018). Differences in tropical high clouds among reanalyses: origins and radiative impacts.

Wehrli, Kathrin; Guillod, Benoit P.; Hauser, Mathias; Leclair, Matthieu; Seneviratne, Sonia I. (2018). Identifying Key Driving Processes of Major Recent Heat Waves.

Chen, Xingan; Huang, Yuefei; Nie, Chong; Zhang, Shuo; Wang, Guangqian; Chen, Shiliu; Chen, Zhichao (2017). A long-term reconstructed TROPOMI solar-induced fluorescence dataset using machine learning algorithms.

Ghausi, Sarosh Alam; Ghosh, Subimal; Kleidon, Axel (2016). Breakdown in precipitation–temperature scaling over India predominantly explained by cloud-driven cooling.

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 GUIDELINES

• 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 Overview of Aqua
• CERES Overview of TRMM
• Overview of HDF
• View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)

MICRO ARTICLE

• NASA Earth Observatory Article: A Delicate Balance: Signs of Change in the Tropics - New data sets were also used from NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments that fly aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM).
• 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 First Light Images: Image of the Day - These two Terra instruments join a previous CERES scanner on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) which was launched on November 27, 1997
• 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.

PRODUCT USAGE

• CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• CERES Input Data Sources

READ-ME

• View HDF Version 5 Readme

SCIENCE DATA PRODUCT SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION

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

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

• NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES

USER'S GUIDE

• CERES SYN1deg Data Set Abstract

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