CERES Level 3
Entry Title: CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Aqua Edition4A
Entry ID: CER_SSF1deg-Month_Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Publications which Cite this Collection
Raghuraman, Shiv Priyam; Paynter, David; Ramaswamy, V.; Menzel, Raymond; Huang, Xianglei (2023). Greenhouse Gas Forcing and Climate Feedback Signatures Identified in Hyperspectral Infrared Satellite Observations.
Zhang, Bohai; Li, Furong; Sang, Huiyan; Cressie, Noel (2022). Inferring Changes in Arctic Sea Ice through a Spatio-Temporal Logistic Autoregression Fitted to Remote-Sensing Data.
Ahlgrimm, Maike; Forbes, Richard M.; Hogan, Robin J.; Sandu, Irina (2022). Understanding Global Model Systematic Shortwave Radiation Errors in Subtropical Marine Boundary Layer Cloud Regimes.
Shea, Yolanda L.; Wielicki, Bruce A.; Sun-Mack, Sunny; Minnis, Patrick (2020). Quantifying the Dependence of Satellite Cloud Retrievals on Instrument Uncertainty.
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- SURFACE PRESSURE
- CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- NET RADIATION
- SURFACE WINDS
- CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- RADIATIVE FLUX
- OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION
- WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- LONGWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
- WIND SPEED > SURFACE WINDS
- INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
- CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- SKIN TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- SHORTWAVE RADIATION
- CLOUDS
- CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- ALBEDO
- TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
- SOLAR IRRADIANCE
- AEROSOLS
- ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
- ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- SURFACE TEMPERATURE
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- Cloud Base Pressure
- Cloud Infrared Emissivity
- Cloud Layer Area
- Cloud Overlap
- Cloud Particle Phase
- Ice Particle Diameter
- Ice Water Path
- Liquid Water Path
- Longwave (LW) Flux
- Longwave (LW) Unfiltered Radiance
- Shortwave (SW) Flux
- Shortwave (SW) Unfiltered Radiance
- Surface (Radiative) Flux
- Surface Type
- TOA (Top of Atmosphere) Flux
- Vertical Aspect Ratio
- Visible Optical Depth
- Water Particle Radius
- Window (Wn) Flux
- Window (Wn) Unfiltered Radiance
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
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GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2002-07-01 - Present