CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes Terra Crosstrack Edition4

Description

CER_ES4_Terra-Xtrk_Edition4 is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE)-like Time-Interpolated Top-of-the-Atmosphere (TOA) Fluxes Terra Cross-track Edition 4 data product, which was collected using the CERES-Flight Model (FM1) and FM2 instruments on the Terra platform. Data collection for this product is complete. The ERBE-like Monthly Geographical Averages (ES-4) product contains a month of space and time averaged CERES data for a single satellite using measurements from the primary crosstrack instrument. For each observed 2.5-degree spatial region, the daily average, the hourly average over the month, and the overall monthly average of shortwave and longwave fluxes at the TOA from the CERES ES-9 product are spatially nested up from 2.5-degree regions to 5- and 10-degree regions, to 2.5-, 5-, and 10-degree zonal averages, and to global monthly averages. For each nested area, the albedo and net flux are given. For each region, the daily average flux is estimated from an algorithm that uses the available hourly data, scene identification data, and diurnal models. This algorithm is "like" the algorithm used for ERBE. 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 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
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FTERRA%2FCERES%2FES4-XTRK_L3.004
21 CERES project home page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/
21 DOI data set landing page for CER_ES4_Terra-Xtrk_Edition4 https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/CERES/ES4-XTRK_L3.004
21 Earthdata Search for CER_ES4_Terra-Xtrk_Edition4 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C1442085838-LARC_ASDC
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
33 CERES ERBE-like Monthly Geographic Averages (ES-4) Data Set Abstract https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/guide/cer_es4.pdf
21 ASDC Data and Information for CERES https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CERES
33 Quality Summary: CERES ES4 Terra Edition 4 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/quality_summaries/CER_ES4_Terra_Edition4.pdf
33 CERES Data Products Catalog R7V1 November 2013 ERBE-like Monthly Regional Averages (ES-4) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/DPC_ES4_R7V1.pdf
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 EOS ATB Documents: CERES https://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd-category/40
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
33 Overview of HDF https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/tools/hdf.pdf
33 Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/tools/view_hdf.pdf
21 CERES Input Data Sources https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/#ceres-input-data-sources
21 CERES Overview of Terra https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/instruments/satellite-missions/#terra
33 CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/region_mean_attach_C.pdf
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
21 View HDF Version 5 Readme https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/README.txt
33 Directions on downloading and installing the HDF libraries https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/ftp_instruct.pdf
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 ASDC Direct Data Download for CER_ES4_Terra-Xtrk_Edition4 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/CERES/ES4/Terra-Xtrk_Edition4/
33 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 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/JTECHA_2590.pdf
21 ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/examples.html
21 CERES Documentation https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation/
21 OPeNDAP data access for CER_ES4_Terra-Xtrk_Edition4 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/CERES/ES4/Terra-Xtrk_Edition4/contents.html
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 ES-4 Collection Guide Release 1 Version 1 https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/documents/collect_guide/pdf/ES4_CG_R1V1.pdf
33 CERES Data Products Catalog https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/ceres_data_products_catalogs.pdf
21 NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/CERES
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 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: 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 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 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 CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation/#data-products-catalog
21 CERES General Product Info https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/
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: 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... https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/AM1/terra_animations.php
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
33 Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/hdf.pdf

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  • atmospheric-radiation
  • atmosphere
  • earth-science

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