CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release B1

Description

CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) NASA Energy and Water cycle Study (NEWS) A-Train Integrated Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO), loudSat Cloudsat, CERES, and Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (CCCM) Merged Release B1 data product. Data was collected using the CALIOP on CALIPSO and CERES Flight Model 3 (FM3), CERES Scanner, MODIS, and Cloudsat on Aqua. Data collection for this product is complete. The CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 contains the current CERES CCCM data. The CALIPSO-CloudSat-CERES-MODIS (CCCM) data set integrates measurements from the CALIPSO CALIOP instrument, CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), CERES, and the MODIS data. The cloud and aerosol properties from CALIOP and cloud properties from the CPR are matched to a MODIS pixel and then an Aqua CERES footprint. The product contains only the CERES footprint in each scan that has the highest CALIPSO and CloudSat ground track coverage. The product consists of all cloud and aerosol properties derived from MODIS radiances included in the Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) product and computed irradiances included in the Cloud Radiative Swath (CRS) product. Two sets of SSF variables are included in the CCCM data. One set covers the entire CERES footprint and the other set is only over CALIOP and CPR ground track. CERES derived top-of-atmosphere (TOA) shortwave (SW), longwave (LW) and window (WN) irradiances by angular distribution models are also included. In addition, irradiance profiles computed by a radiative transfer model using MODIS, CALIOP, and CPR derived aerosol, clouds, and surface properties are included in the product. Furthermore, MODIS-derived cloud properties from the algorithm that incorporates CALIOP and CPR cloud information are also included. MODIS-derived cloud properties and TOA irradiances derived from CERES radiances are produced by the same algorithm that produces CERES SSF and CRS products. However, the CCCM product should not be considered as a climate data record since various input data product versions and algorithm modifications will occur along the course of the measurement period. The scan and packet numbers unique to the CERES footprint provide the means to match the data to other CERES products, although the CCCM product contains more near nadir CERES footprints compared with SSF and CRS products. The resulting HDF granule contains 24 hours of data.CERES is a key component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) program. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. CERES is a key component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) program. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. The CERES missions are a follow-on to the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument, protoflight model (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 Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched on board Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES FM5 instrument was launched on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite on October 28, 2011. The newest CERES instrument (FM6) was launched on board the Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 Overview of HDF https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/tools/hdf.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FAQUA%2FCERES%2FNEWS_CCCM-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_L2.RELB1
21 CERES project home page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/
57 Read Software Package - CERES-NEWS CCCM Release B1. - Direct File Download (.zip) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/read_software/CER-NEWS_CCCM_SampleRead_RelB-v1.zip
21 NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/CERES
33 CERES Processing Level Details https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/level_table.pdf
33 CERES Product Level Details https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/product_level_details.pdf
21 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 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36518/ceres-global-cloud-fraction
21 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.  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/84930/the-arctic-is-absorbing-more-sunlight
21 NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Water Cycle - MODIS, CERES, and AIRS all collect data relevant to the study of clouds. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Water/page4.php
21 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. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/2984/tropical-cloud-systems-and-ceres
21 CERES Documentation https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation/
21 CERES General Product Info https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/
21 CERES Input Data Sources https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/#ceres-input-data-sources
21 CERES Overview of Aqua https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/instruments/satellite-missions/#aqua
33 HDF Science Data Set (SDS) Information Tool Overview https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/hdf_sds_info.pdf
21 HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/hdf_sds_info_readme.txt
33 Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/hdf.pdf
21 View HDF Version 5 Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/README.txt
33 HDF data manipulation software (applications to open a Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file and display a browse image and/or data file information) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/hdf_data_manipulation.pdf
33 CERES Data Management System View HDF User's Guide - Version 5.0, November 2007 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/view_hdf_UG5.0.pdf
21 CERES Data Page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/#cccm-level-2
21 https://ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/products?CERESProducts=CCCM
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/CERES/CCCM/Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1/
21 NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CloudsInBalance
21 ASDC Data and Information for CERES https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CERES
21 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. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/2654/aqua-ceres-first-light
21 CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation/#data-products-catalog
33 Quality Summary: CERES NEWS CCCM Rel B1 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/quality_summaries/CER_NEWS_RelB1.pdf
33 Variable Descriptions of the A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS Merged Product (CCCM or C3M), CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS Merged Product (CCCM or C3M), 2/6/2014 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/c3m_variables_B1_v2.pdf
21 DOI data set landing page for CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 https://doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/CERES/NEWS_CCCM-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_L2.RELB1
33 View HDF: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files (overview of and resources for using view_hdf) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/view_hdf.pdf
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 Readme Information on the CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 Data Set https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/readme_CER-NEWS_CCCM_SampleRead_RelB-v1.txt
33 Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/tools/view_hdf.pdf
21 Readme Information on CERES CCCM (C3M) Data Sets https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/readme_CER-NEWS_CCCM_SampleRead_RelA-v2.txt
21 ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/examples.html
21 OPeNDAP data access for CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/CERES/CCCM/Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1/contents.html
21 NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES https://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd-category/40
33 CERES Data Products Catalog https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/ceres_data_products_catalogs.pdf
21 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)) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Observing/obs_5.php
21 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... https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/DelicateBalance/balance2.php
33 CERES Data Product Catalog A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, MODIS merged product (CCCM (C3M)) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/DPC_SSF_CRS_C3M_B1_V2.pdf
33 Directions on downloading and installing the HDF libraries https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/ftp_instruct.pdf
21 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. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/563/ceres-detects-earths-heat-and-energy
21 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. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/600/first-monthly-ceres-global-longwave-and-shortwave-radiation
21 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. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps/CERES_NETFLUX_M
21 Earthdata Search for CER-NEWS_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelB1 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C5769450-LARC_ASDC

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  • atmospheric-radiation
  • land-surface
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • aerosols
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • ngda
  • surface-radiative-properties
  • clouds
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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