ASDC | FLASH_TISA_Terra-Aqua

CERES Level 3

Entry Title: FLASHFlux Daily Gridded Single Satellite TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data in HDF Version 4A

Entry ID: FLASH_TISA_Terra-Aqua_Version4A

Clouds Radiation Budget

Description

FLASH_TISA_Terra-Aqua_Version4a is the Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHFlux) Daily Gridded Single Satellite Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) and Surfaces/Clouds data in HDF Version 4A data product. This product contains low latency (< 7 days from observations) combined Terra and Aqua FLASHFlux Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) globally gridded TOA and parameterized surface radiative fluxes for applied science uses. Data collection for this product is in progress.

FLASHFlux data are a product line of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) project designed to process and release TOA and surface radiative fluxes for applied sciences and education uses. The FLASHFlux data product is a rapid-release product based on the algorithms developed for and data collected by the CERES project. CERES is currently producing world-class climate data products derived from measurements taken aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua spacecraft. While of exceptional fidelity, these data products require considerable processing time to assure quality, verify accuracy, and assess precision. The result is that CERES data are typically released up to six months after acquiring the initial measurements. Such delays are of little consequence for climate studies, especially considering the improved quality of the released data products. Thus, FLASHFlux products are not intended to achieve climate quality. FLASHFlux data products were envisioned as a resource whereby CERES data could be provided to the community within a few days of the initial measurements, with some calibration accuracy requirements relaxed to gain speed.

The SSF TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds product contains one hour of instantaneous FLASHFlux data for a single CERES scanner instrument. The SSF combines instantaneous CERES data with scene information from a higher-resolution imager, such as Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra and Aqua satellites and meteorological and ozone information from The Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) GEOS-5 FP-IT Atmospheric Data Assimilation System (GEOS-5 ADAS). Scene identification and cloud properties are defined at the higher image resolution, and these data are averaged over the larger CERES footprint. For each CERES footprint, the SSF contains Top-of-Atmosphere fluxes in SW, LW, and NET, surface fluxes using the Langley parameterized shortwave and longwave algorithms, and cloud information. CERES is a key Earth Observing System (EOS) program component. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. The CERES mission is a follow-up to the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument (PFM) was launched on November 27, 1997, as part of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Two CERES instruments (FM1 and FM2) were launched into polar orbit on board the EOS flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched on board EOS Aqua on May 4, 2002. The newest CERES instrument, Flight Model 5 (FM5), was launched on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ANOMALIES

CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties

DATA CITATION POLICY

How to cite ASDC data

PUBLICATIONS

Angular Distribution Models for Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Flux Estimation from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Instrument on the Terra Satellite. Part II: Validation

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
LONGWAVE RADIATION
ALBEDO
CLOUD BASE PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION
CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
RADIATIVE FLUX
CLOUDS
CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD TOP HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
NET RADIATION
ABSORPTION > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
SHORTWAVE RADIATION
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4 , NetCDF-4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2018-12-01 - 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 Detector

Terra

Earth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)

CERES-FM1

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 1