GEWEX-RFA Data Set Description Before attempting to submit data, please read "How to Participate" (http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/GEWEX-RFA/documents/how_to_participate.html) and the "File Convention" document (http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/GEWEX-RFA/documents/data_format.html) for detailed instructions on the data submission process. Please maintain a copy of this form for each data product (defined by _ as in the "File Conventions" document) you submit to GEWEX-RFA, and submit an updated copy of the file with EACH upload. This file will serve as the documentation for the entire data product within the assessment effort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project Title: GEWEX-RFA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data product name: CERES-EBAF-Terra_Ed01a (_) 1) Contact for scientific questions about data Name: Norman Loeb Address: MS 420, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-2199 Telephone: 757-864-5688 E-mail address: norman.g.loeb@nasa.gov 2) What is the name of the original archived data set from which this GEWEX-RFA subset was produced? CERES_EBAF_TOA_Terra_Edition1A This data subset is only taken from the FM instrument that was operating in cross-track (XTRK) mode for the given month. Refer to the following URL of the recommended instrument for XTRK mode to determine whether FM1 or FM2 was used for a given month. If both FM1 and FM2 list XTRK for a month, the one that is in bold print is the instrument we used. http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/ceres/SRBAVG/Quality_Summaries/srbavg_ed2d/recommendedInstrument.html 3) Is the original archived data set currently available from another data center or web site? If so, please list addresses or URLs: Yes (Available July 2008): eosweb.larc.nasa.gov (Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center) 4) Brief data description: A reference or URL for the complete original archived data set documentation, followed by a brief summary of features of particular relevance to the RFA submission (such as gap filling method), is the preferred approach. (Items of interest: input data streams, name of algorithm used to produce data, start and end time of data, gaps in spatial or temporal coverage, and data quality issues, etc.). Please be sure to read the CERES EBAF Terra Edition1A data quality summary before using the data. This data quality summary gives a report on the quality of the data at the time of the data release. This is required for every user before they can access the data. The data quality summary is located at http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/ceres/EBAF/Quality_Summaries/CER_EBAF_Terra_Edition1A.html CERES EBAF TERRA (FM1 or FM2) monthly mean data from 03/2000 to 10/2005, resampled to the GEWEX RFA 2.5 degree equal angle grid. EBAF is an archival product produced from SRBAVG as a one time process. The total-sky radiative fluxes at TOA are constrained so that the net flux equals the ocean heat storage term. The clear-sky radiative fluxes at TOA are constrained and filled for non-observed regions. 5) History of updates and changes. If you resubmit a new version of any part of this data product to GEWEX-RFA, please use this space to record the reasons for the new submission (i.e., fixed error in ___ parameter; changed to area-weighted spatial averaging, etc.) Please specify the parameter(s) affected, new RFA number(s), and the date of the change. 6) Please provide a list of publications and journal articles pertaining to these data (if any); or a link to a bibliography for the product. N. G. Loeb, B. A. Wielicki, D. R. Doelling, G. L. Smith, D. F. Keyes, S. Kato, N. Manalo-Smith, T. Wong, 2008: Towards Optimal Closure of the Earth's Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Budget. Journal of Climate, Submitted May 2008 Young, D. F., P. Minnis, D. R. Doelling, G. G. Gibson, and T. Wong, 1998: Temporal Interpolation Methods for the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Experiment. J. Appl. Meteorol., 37, 572-590 Wielicki, B. A., B. R. Barkstrom, E. F. Harrison, R. B. Lee III, G. L. Smith, and J. E. Cooper, 1996: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): An Earth Observing System Experiment, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 853-868. http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/ceres/pubs.html 7) If you would like a specific citation or acknowlegment when these data are used in a publication, please provide that here: The CERES Team has gone to considerable trouble to remove major errors and to verify the quality and accuracy of this data. Please provide a reference to the following paper when you publish scientific results with the data: Wielicki, B. A., B. R. Barkstrom, E. F. Harrison, R. B. Lee III, G. L. Smith, and J. E. Cooper, 1996: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): An Earth Observing System Experiment, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 853-868. When Langley DAAC data are used in a publication, we request the following acknowledgment be included: "These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center EOSDIS Distributed Active Archive Center." The Langley Data Center requests a reprint of any published papers or reports or a brief description of other uses (e.g., posters, oral presentations, etc.) of data that we have distributed. This will help us determine the use of data that we distribute, which is helpful in optimizing product development. It also helps us to keep our product-related references current. 8) Please indicate below all data types currently included in the GEWEX-RFA archive for this data product. A) Top of atmosphere data products __x__ Maps (Parameters: ALWUP, ASWUP, ATOTNET, ASWDN, CLWUP, CSWUP, CTOTNET) __x__ Time series (Parameters: ALWUP, ASWUP, ATOTNET, ASWDN, CLWUP, CSWUP, CTOTNET) B) Surface data products _____ Maps (Parameters: ) _____ Time series (Parameters: ) C) Ground-based measurements _____ Time series (Parameters: list here) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atmospheric Science Data Center NASA Langley Research Center User and Data Services MS 157D 2 South Wright St. Hampton, VA 23681-2199 Tel: (757) 864-8656 Fax: (757) 864-8807 Internet: larc@eos.nasa.gov URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/