CERES Level 2
Entry Title: CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM4 MODIS Edition2B
Entry ID: CER_CRS_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
- CERES Aqua Revision 1 Table
- CERES Documentation
- CERES Overview of Aqua
- CERES Terra Revision 1 Table
- Overview of HDF
- Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- 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) as well as the newer Terra satellite.
- 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: 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.
MICRO ARTICLE
- Quality Summary: CERES Aqua Edition 2B CRS
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:
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- Cloud Base Pressure
- Cloud Infrared Emissivity
- Cloud Layer Area
- Cloud Overlap
- Cloud Particle Phase
- Ice Particle Diameter
- Liquid Water Path
- Longwave (LW) Flux
- Longwave (LW) Unfiltered Radiance
- Shortwave (SW) Filtered Radiance
- Shortwave (SW) Flux
- Shortwave (SW) Unfiltered Radiance
- Surface (Radiative) Flux
- Surface Type
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- Total Filtered Radiance
- Vertical Aspect Ratio
- Visible Optical Depth
- Water Particle Radius
- Window (Wn) Unfiltered Radiance
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 STRATOSPHERE TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-02 - 2005-03-30
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Aqua
Earth Observing System, Aqua
CERES-FM4
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 4
Metadata Dates
Created on 2014-01-09
Last updated on 2024-03-11