Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) TERRA-FM1 data in netCDF Version 4B

Description

FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B is the Fast Longwave And Shortwave Radiative Fluxes (FLASHFlux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) TERRA-FM1 data in netCDF Version 4B data product. This product consists of Low latency (< 5 days from observation) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) fluxes and parameterized surface radiative fluxes at Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) level for quick-look purposes. FLASHFlux data are a product line of the 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 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.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
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
21 CERES Data Page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/#flashflux-ssf-level-2
21 ASDC CERES Tool https://subset.larc.nasa.gov/ceres/
21 CERES Tool URL https://ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/products?CERESProducts=FLASH_SSF
34 Mission Logo https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/static/images/project_logos/ceres.png
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FLASH/SSF/Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B/
21 CERES project home page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/
21 ASDC Data and Information for CERES https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CERES
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
21 Earthdata Search for FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2804771144-LARC_ASDC
33 CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/region_mean_attach_C.pdf
21 OPeNDAP data access for FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FLASH/SSF/Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B/contents.html
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
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 Discussion of the Coastal Water Percentage Issue https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/coastal_water.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGPMGV%2FIPHEX%2FAPU%2FDATA302
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=gpmpadukeiphx
21 Rain Drop Measurement Techniques: A Review http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w8010029
33 Operating instructions Present Weather Sensor Parsivel https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/obs/instruments/OpticalDisdrometer.pdf
21 Operating instructions Present Weather Sensor OTT Parsivel2 http://www.ott.com/download/operating-instructions-present-weather-sensor-ott-parsivel2/
21 IPHEx Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/IPHEX/DATA101
21 Duke IPHEx Homepage http://iphex.pratt.duke.edu/
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/iphex/disdrometers_and_gauges/parsivel_Duke/doc/gpmpadukeiphx_dataset.pdf
21 Duke Parsivel Description https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/iphex/disdrometers_and_gauges/parsivel_Duke/doc/Duke_Parsivel_Description.xlsx
21 Articulating and Stationary PARSIVEL Disdrometer Measurements in Conditions with Strong Winds and Heavy Rainfall http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00254.1
21 Experimental Quantification of the Sampling Uncertainty Associated with Measurements from PARSIVEL Disdrometers http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JHM1244.1
21 An Optical Disdrometer for Measuring Size and Velocity of Hydrometeors http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017%3C0130:AODFMS%3E2.0.CO;2
21 Comparison of Raindrop Size Distribution Measurements by Collocated Disdrometers http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00163.1
21 Evaluation of the New Version of the Laser-Optical Disdrometer, OTT Parsivel2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00174.1
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 CERES project home page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/
21 ASDC Data and Information for CERES https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CERES
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
21 Earthdata Search for FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2804771144-LARC_ASDC
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 Discussion of the Coastal Water Percentage Issue https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/coastal_water.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 CERES/Terra Regional Mean TOA Flux Uncertainties https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/region_mean_attach_C.pdf
21 CERES Data Page https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/#flashflux-ssf-level-2
21 ASDC CERES Tool https://subset.larc.nasa.gov/ceres/
21 CERES Tool URL https://ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/products?CERESProducts=FLASH_SSF
34 Mission Logo https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/static/images/project_logos/ceres.png
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/FLASH/SSF/Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B/
21 OPeNDAP data access for FLASH_SSF_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/FLASH/SSF/Terra-FM1-MODIS_Version4B/contents.html

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  • atmosphere
  • clouds
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