CERES Level 2
Entry Title: CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_CRS_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Resources and Documentation
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
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 Documentation
- CERES General Product Info
- CERES Overview of Aqua
- CERES Overview of TRMM
- CERES Overview of Terra
- CERES Product Level Details
- HDF Science Data Set (SDS) Information Tool Overview
- HDF data manipulation software (applications to open a Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file and display a browse image and/or data file information)
- Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview
- Overview of HDF
- Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
- View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf)
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- 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: Clouds in the Balance
- 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.
- NASA Earth Observeratory 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...
MICRO ARTICLE
- CERES Cloud Working Group Teleconference
PI DOCUMENTATION
- CERES Processing Level Details
PROCESSING HISTORY
- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog
PRODUCT USAGE
- CERES Data Products Catalog
- CERES Input Data Sources
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- NET RADIATION
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- ALBEDO
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- EMISSIVITY
- SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- Cloud Layer Area
- Longwave (LW) Flux
- Shortwave (SW) Flux
- Surface (Radiative) Flux
- Surface Type
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- Visible Optical Depth
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: 2018-01-01 - Present
Platforms
Earth Observation Satellites
Aqua
Earth Observing System, Aqua
CERES-FM3
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 3
Total Detector Shortwave Detector Window DetectorMODIS
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Metadata Dates
Created on 2023-02-14
Last updated on 2024-02-22