Imaging · collection · 2003
CERES Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes and Clouds TRMM Edition2C
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/trmm/ceres/fsw-pfm-virs_l3.002c
CER_FSW_TRMM-PFM-VIRS_Edition2C is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Fixed Swath Width (FSW) Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes (SSF) and Clouds Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Edition 2C data product.
Description
Data was collected by the CERES Scanner and CERES protoflight model (PFM) on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) platform. Data collection for this product is complete.
CER_FSW_TRMM-PFM-VIRS_Edition2C includes legacy data covering regional averages of instantaneous footprint computed fluxes [Top-of-the-Atmosphere (TOA), surface, and in-atmospheric (profile)], associated TOA observed fluxes, and cloud parameters only for the hours of satellite overpass (from the Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) level2 product). The Monthly Gridded Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (FSW) product contains a month of space and time averaged CERES data for a single scanner instrument.
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The FSW is also produced for combinations of scanner instruments. All instantaneous fluxes from the CERES CRS product for a month are sorted by 1-degree spatial regions and by the Universal Time (UT) hour of observation. The mean of the instantaneous fluxes for a given region-hour bin is determined and recorded on the FSW, along with other flux statistics and scene information.
The mean adjusted fluxes at the four atmospheric levels defined by CRS are also included for both clear-sky and total-sky scenes. In addition, four cloud height categories are defined by dividing the atmosphere into four intervals with boundaries at the surface: 700-, 500-, 300-hPa, and TOA. The cloud layers from CRS are put into one of the cloud height categories and averaged over the region.
The cloud properties are also column averaged and included on the FSW. 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 missions follow the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument, PFM, was launched on November 27, 1997, as part of 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.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/trmm/ceres/fsw-pfm-virs_l3.002c ↗
DOI data set landing page for CER_FSW_TRMM-PFM-VIRS_Edition2C
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- View HDF Version 5 Readme asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/README.txt ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Quality Summary: CERES TRMM Edition2C FSW asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/quality_summaries/CER_FSW_TRMM_Edition2C.pdf ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- ZIP asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/read_software/cer_fsw_SampleRead_R3-521.zip ↗
Read Software Package - CERES FSW TRMM - Direct File Download (.zip)
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- How to cite ASDC data asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data ↗
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- PDF asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/guide/cer_fsw.pdf ↗
CERES Monthly Gridded Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (FSW) Data Set Abstract
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- CERES Aqua Revision_1 Table asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/aqua_rev.pdf ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- NASA EOS ATB Documents: CERES asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/CERES_ATBDs.pdf ↗
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/DelicateBalance/balance2.php ↗
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
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/2654/aqua-ceres-first-light ↗
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.
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/563/ceres-detects-earths-heat-and-energy ↗
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 e
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/535/ceres-first-light-images ↗
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 launc
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36518/ceres-global-cloud-fraction ↗
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
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Iris/iris3.php ↗
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
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/600/first-monthly-ceres-global-longwave-and-shortwave-r… ↗
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 du
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/global-maps/CERES_NETFLUX_M ↗
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.
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Observing/obs_5.php ↗
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 S
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/AM1/terra_animations.php ↗
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
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/84930/the-arctic-is-absorbing-more-sunlight ↗
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 mul
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Water/page4.php ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: The Water Cycle - MODIS, CERES, and AIRS all collect data relevant to the study of clouds.
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/2984/tropical-cloud-systems-and-ceres ↗
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.
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- Resource asdc.larc.nasa.gov/tools-and-services ↗
Overview of view hdf: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for HDF Files
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- PDF asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/examples.pdf ↗
ASDC List of CERES Examples: Spatial Extent and Scan Modes
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- Resource earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/CloudsInBalance ↗
NASA Earth Observatory Article: Clouds in the Balance
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- CERES Documentation ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation ↗
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- CERES Documentation: Data Products Catalog ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/documentation ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- CERES Overview of TRMM ceres.larc.nasa.gov/instruments/satellite-missions ↗
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- CERES Input Data Sources ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- CERES Terra Revision 1 Table asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/terra_rev.pdf ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/ceres/readme/DPC_FSW_R4V3.pdf ↗
CERES Data Products Catalog R3V2 2/21/2003 Monthly Gridded Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (FSW)
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- PNG asdc.larc.nasa.gov/static/images/project_logos/ceres.png ↗
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- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3880505426-LARC_CLOUD.iso19115 ↗
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- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3880505426-LARC_CLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search for CER_FSW_TRMM-PFM-VIRS_Edition2C (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data)
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- cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov /virtual-directory/collections/C3880505426-LARC_CLOUD ↗
Virtual Directory for CER_FSW_TRMM-PFM-VIRS_Edition2C
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- Resource ceres.larc.nasa.gov ↗
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- Resource asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CERES ↗
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- Resource terra.nasa.gov/?section=60 ↗
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Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/ceres-monthly-gridded-single-satellite-fluxes-and-clou… ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3880505426-LARC_CLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=f4b7399a-b92e-4c4b-851d-cf5dfe31c… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3880505426-LARC_CLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Albedo · Cloud Base Height · Cloud Base Pressure · Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Prototype Flight Model · Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Scanner · Cloud Top Height · Cloud Top Pressure · Cloud Top Temperature · Outgoing Longwave Radiation · Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Geophysics 70%
Provenance · 2 source records, 25 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3880505426-LARC_CLOUD | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | f4b7399a-b92e-4c4b-851d-cf5dfe31c436 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3706 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.0.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:ceres-pfm | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:ceres-scanner | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/albedo | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/outgoing-longwave-radiation | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-base-height | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-base-pressure | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-top-height | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-top-pressure | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-top-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:trmm | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |