CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SYN1deg-MHour_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Publications
Gupta, Ashok Kumar; Rajeev, K.; Davis, Edwin V.; Mishra, Manoj Kumar; Nair, Anish Kumar M. (2022). Direct observations of the multi-year seasonal mean diurnal variations of TOA cloud radiative forcing over tropics using Megha-Tropiques-ScaRaB/3.
Diamond, Michael S.; Director, Hannah M.; Eastman, Ryan; Possner, Anna; Wood, Robert (2017). Substantial Cloud Brightening From Shipping in Subtropical Low Clouds. American Geophysical Union Advances, 1 (1), https://doi.org/10.1029/2019AV000111
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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CERES Processing Level Details
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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
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REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- ATMOSPHERIC EMITTED RADIATION
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- NET RADIATION
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
Data Distribution
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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