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CERES SYN/AVG/ZAVG Data Sets

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Description:
- Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (SYN): A day of space and time averaged CERES data for a single scanner instrument
- Monthly Regional Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (AVG): Monthly and monthly hourly (3-hour) averages of the SYN product
- Monthly Zonal and Global Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (ZAVG): Zonal and global averages of the monthly AVG product
CERES data products are written in HDF format. (Information on HDF)
Select SYN/AVG/ZAVG Parameters: Clear-sky and All-sky TOA Fluxes, Surface Radiative Fluxes, OLR, Clear-sky and All-sky Albedo, Cloud Properties, Surface Types, Radiative Flux Profiles
SYN/AVG/ZAVG Documents: Description/Abstract | AVG/ZAVG: 0-length Vdata MATLAB Bug Fix

Available Data Products

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

Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (SYN)

Spacecraft	Data Set Name (Select name to order)	Data Products Catalog (PDF)	Sample Software	Temporal Coverage (Monthly)
Aqua (covers opened 06/18/2002)	CER_SYN_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B. CER_SYN_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B. Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.	DPC_SYN_R5V1	Readme R5-691 \| Read Package R5-691.	07/01/2002 - 10/31/2005 (sequential dates may require both FM3 and FM4)
Terra (covers opened 02/25/2000)	CER_SYN_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2C. CER_SYN_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2C. Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.	DPC_SYN_R5V1	Readme R5-691 \| Read Package R5-691.	03/01/2000 - 10/31/2005 (sequential months may require both FM1 and FM2)

Monthly Regional Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (AVG)

AVG/ZAVG: 0-length Vdata MATLAB Bug Fix

Spacecraft	Data Set Name (Select name to order)	Data Products Catalog (PDF)	Sample Software	Temporal Coverage (Monthly)
Aqua (covers opened 06/18/2002)	CER_AVG_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B. CER_AVG_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B. Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.	DPC_AVG_R5V1	Readme R5-691 \| Read Package R5-691.	07/01/2002 - 10/31/2005 (sequential dates may require both FM3 and FM4)
Terra (covers opened 02/25/2000)	CER_AVG_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2C. CER_AVG_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2C. Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.	DPC_AVG_R5V1	Readme R5-691 \| Read Package R5-691.	03/01/2000 - 10/31/2005 (sequential months may require both FM1 and FM2)

Monthly Zonal and Global Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (ZAVG)

AVG/ZAVG: 0-length Vdata MATLAB Bug Fix

Spacecraft	Data Set Name (Select name to order)	Data Products Catalog (PDF)	Sample Software	Temporal Coverage (Monthly)
Aqua (covers opened 06/18/2002)	CER_ZAVG_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B. CER_ZAVG_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B. Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.	DPC_ZAVG_R5V1	Readme R5-691 \| Read Package R5-691.	07/01/2002 - 10/31/2005 (sequential dates may require both FM3 and FM4)
Terra (covers opened 02/25/2000)	CER_ZAVG_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2C. CER_ZAVG_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2C. Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.	DPC_ZAVG_R5V1	Readme R5-691 \| Read Package R5-691.	03/01/2000 - 10/31/2005 (sequential months may require both FM1 and FM2)

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