Description
CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Bidirectional Scans (BDS) Terra Flight Model 2 (FM2) Edition 4 data product, which is collected using the CERES-FM2 instrument on the Terra platform. CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 includes geolocated and calibrated Top of the Atmosphere (TOA) filtered radiances and other instrument data. Data collection for this product is ongoing.
Each CERES BDS data product contains twenty-four hours of Level-1B data for each CERES scanner instrument mounted on each spacecraft. BDS includes samples taken in normal and short Earth scan elevation profiles in both fixed and rotating azimuth scan modes (including space, internal calibration, and solar calibration views). BDS contains Level-0 raw (unconverted) as well as the geolocated converted science and instrument data. BDS contains additional data not found in the Level-0 input file, including converted satellite position and velocity data, celestial data, converted digital status data, and parameters used in the radiance count conversion equations. CERES is a key component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) program.
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, the proto flight 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 onboard the Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments (FM3 and FM4) were launched onboard Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES FM5 instrument was launched onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite on October 28, 2011. The newest CERES instrument (FM6) was launched onboard the Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.
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| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | How to cite ASDC data | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | ASDC Direct Data Download for CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes | Open resource |
| View this dataset's processing history | CERES Processing Level Details | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's processing history | CERES Product Level Details | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's product quality assessment | Quality Summary: CERES BDS (BiDirectional Scan) Terra Edition 4 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's production history | CERES Data Products Catalog | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's how-to documentation | Directions on downloading and installing the HDF libraries | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HDF data manipulation software (applications to open a Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file and display a browse image and/or data file information) | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HDF Science Data Set (SDS) Information Tool Overview | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's read me document | HTML | HDF Scientific Data Set (SDS) Information Utility Readme | Open resource |
| View this dataset's read me document | HTML | Readme Information on the CERES BDS Data Sets | Open resource |
| View this dataset's read me document | HTML | View HDF Version 5 Readme | Open resource |
| View this dataset's user's guide | CERES Data Management System View HDF User's Guide - Version 5.0, November 2007 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's science data product software documentation | ZIP | Read Software Package - CERES BDS_Terra-FM1 - Direct File Download (.zip) | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | Overview of HDF | Open resource | |
| Use this dataset in a web based map viewerf | Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | ASDC Data and Information for CERES | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | CERES project home page | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | CERES Documentation | Open resource |
| View this dataset's production history | HTML | CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog | Open resource |
| View this dataset's requirements and design documentation | HTML | CERES Input Data Sources | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | CERES Overview of Terra | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | DOI data set landing page for CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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... | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory 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 Mission (TRMM) as well as the newer Terra satellite. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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)) | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Water Cycle - MODIS, CERES, and AIRS all collect data relevant to the study of clouds. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | 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. | Open resource |
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | HTML | NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES | Open resource |
| Access this dataset's users feedback page | HTML | NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | OPeNDAP data access for CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Earthdata Search for CER_BDS_Terra-FM2_Edition4 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) | Open resource |
| The dataset's home page | HTML | TERRA Overview | Open resource |