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CERES Level 1B Data Sets

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CERES Data Products | Processing Level Details

The CERES data products are written in HDF format. (Information on HDF)

For convenience in ordering a specific CERES data product, select the Data Set Name in the table below.

BiDirectional Scan (BDS)
24 hours of instantaneous Level-1b CERES data for a single scanner instrument.
Select Parameters: Filtered Radiances, Detector Values, Instr. Engineering Parameters.
Documents: Description/Abstract | Collection Guide (PDF).
Spacecraft Data Set Name
(Select name to order)		 Data Products
Catalog (PDF)		 Sample Software Temporal Coverage
(Daily)
TRMM
(covers opened 12/27/1997)		 CER_BDS_TRMM-PFM_Edition1.
Quality Summary.		 DPC BDS R3V2 Readme |
Read Package (C).		 12/27/1997 - 08/31/1998,
03/01/2000 - 03/31/2000
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)		 CER_BDS_Terra-FM1_Edition2.
CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition2.
Quality Summary.		 Edition1 and
Edition2 Data Sets:
DPC_BDS_R4V1.

Edition1-CV Data Sets:
DPC_BDS_R4V2. 		Edition1 and
Edition2 Data Sets:
Readme |
Read Package (C).

Edition1-CV Data Sets:
Readme |
Read Package (C).		 02/25/2000 - Current Production
CER_BDS_Terra-FM1_Edition1.
CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition1.
CER_BDS_Terra-FM1_Edition1-CV.
CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition1-CV.
Quality Summary.		 02/25/2000 - Current Production
Aqua
(covers opened 06/18/2002)		 CER_BDS_Aqua-FM3_Edition2.
CER_BDS_Aqua-FM4_Edition2.
Quality Summary.		 06/18/2002 - Current Production
CER_BDS_Aqua-FM3_Edition1.
CER_BDS_Aqua-FM4_Edition1.
CER_BDS_Aqua-FM3_Edition1-CV.
CER_BDS_Aqua-FM4_Edition1-CV.
Quality Summary.		 06/18/2002 - Current Production

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