CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra-FM2 Edition4A

Description

CER_SSF_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) Top-of-the-Atmosphere (TOA)/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Terra- Flight Model 2 (FM2) Edition 4A data product, which was collected using the CERES-FM2 instrument on the Terra platform. Data collection for this product is in progress. CERES SSF TOA/Surface Fluxes are data for a single scanner instrument. The SSF combines instantaneous CERES data with scene information from a higher-resolution imager such as Visible/Infrared Scanner (VIRS) on the Tropical Measuring Mission (TRMM), Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Terra and Aqua, and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on Suomi- National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP). Scene identification and cloud properties are defined at the higher imager resolution and these data are averaged over the larger CERES footprint. For each CERES footprint, the SSF contains the number of cloud layers and for each layer the cloud amount, height, temperature, pressure, optical depth, emissivity, ice and liquid water path, and water particle size. The SSF also contains the CERES filtered radiances for the total, shortwave (SW), and window (WN) channels and the unfiltered SW, longwave (LW), and WN radiances. The SW, LW, and WN radiances at spacecraft altitude are converted to TOA fluxes based on the imager-defined scene. These TOA fluxes are used to estimate surface fluxes. On the SSF, only footprints with adequate imager coverage are included, which are much less than the full set of footprints on the CERES ES-8 product. 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
21 ASDC Data and Information for CERES https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CERES
33 CERES Product Level Details https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/product_level_details.pdf
21 CERES Input Data Sources https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/#ceres-input-data-sources
33 Discussion of the Coastal Water Percentage Issue https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/coastal_water.pdf
33 CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/region_mean_attach_C.pdf
33 CERES Data Products Catalog https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/ceres_data_products_catalogs.pdf
33 CERES Processing Level Details https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/level_table.pdf
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 TERRA Overview https://terra.nasa.gov/?section=60
21 NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CloudsInBalance
21 CERES General Product Info https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/
21 Sample read software for CERES SSF Data Products https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/readme_cer_ssf_SampleRead_R3-358.txt
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 Earthdata Search for CER_SSF_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C7460990-LARC_ASDC
33 Quality Summary: CERES_SSF_Terra-Aqua_Edition 4A (6/30/2016) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/quality_summaries/CER_SSF_Terra-Aqua_Edition4A.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: 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
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 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FTERRA%2FCERES%2FSSF-FM2_L2.004A
21 CERES project home page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/
21 https://subset.larc.nasa.gov/ceres/
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
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 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
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 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 DOI data set landing page for CER_SSF_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/CERES/SSF-FM2_L2.004A
21 NASA Earthdata Forum - CERES https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/CERES
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
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 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 CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation/#data-products-catalog
33 CERES Data Products Catalog R4V110/1/2004 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/DPC_SSF_R4V1.pdf
35 Read Me - CERES Data Products Catalog R3V2, October 2000, section 2.5 Single Scanner Footprint TOA/Surface Fluxes and Clouds (SSF) https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/cer_ssf_trmm-pfm-virs_subset-edition1_read_packageSSF_DPC_010008.ps
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
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 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
21 CERES Data Page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/#ssf-level-2
21 https://ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/products?CERESProducts=SSFlevel2_Ed4
21 OPeNDAP data access for CER_SSF_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/CERES/SSF/Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A/contents.html
33 Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Overview https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/hdf.pdf
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
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for CER_SSF_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/CERES/SSF/Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition4A/

Tags

  • atmospheric-radiation
  • land-surface
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • aerosols
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • surface-radiative-properties
  • atmospheric-pressure
  • clouds
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

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