CERES Level 1B
Entry Title: CERES Bidirectional Scans NPP FM5 Edition1-CV
Entry ID: CER_BDS_NPP-FM5_Edition1-CV
Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- ASDC's data citation policy
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Bidirectional Scans (BDS) Data Set Abstract
- CERES Documentation
- CERES Overview of NPP
- View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- 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: Clouds in the Balance
- 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: 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: 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.
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Data Products Catalog R6V16/20/2014 Bidirectional Scans (BDS)
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Quality Summary: CERES BDS (BiDirectional Scan) NPP Edition 1
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- View HDF Version 5 Readme
READ-ME
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- INFRARED RADIANCE
- SINK TEMPERATURE
- NET RADIATION
- VISIBLE RADIANCE
- Converted Temperatures
- Converted Voltages and Torques
- Shortwave (SW) Detector Output
- Shortwave (SW) Filtered Upward Radiance
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Radiance: Shortwave (SW) Filtered (0-5_m)
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Radiance: Total Filtered (0-100_m)
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Radiance: Window Filtered (8-12_m)
- Total Detector Output
- Window (Wn) Detector Output
- Window (Wn) Filtered Radiance Upwards
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
Note: "Get Dataset" is a link to our recommended order method. The down arrow will show you additional options.
Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2012-01-26 - Present
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Suomi-NPP
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
CERES-FM5
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 5
Total Detector Window Detector Shortwave DetectorMetadata Dates
Created on 2014-01-17
Last updated on 2024-02-12