Skip to main content

Description

CER_GEO_Ed4_GOE18_SH_V01.2 is the Satellite Cloud and Radiation Property retrieval System (SatCORPS) Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Geostationary Satellite (GEO) Edition 4 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 18 (GOES-18) over the Southern Hemisphere (SH) Version 1.2 data product. Data was collected using the Advanced Baseline Imager on the GOES-18 Platform.

Note: Version 1.2 is identical to version 1.0. No changes have been made to the retrieval algorithm.

This data set comprises cloud micro-physical and radiation properties derived hourly from GOES-18 geostationary satellite imager data using the Langley Research Center (LaRC) SATCORPS algorithms supporting the CERES project. The data set is arranged as files for each hour in netCDF-4 format. The observations are at 2 km resolution (at nadir) and are sub-sampled to 6 km (taking every third line and pixel).

Version Description

Version 1.2 is identical to version 1.0. No changes have been made to the cloud retrieval algorithm. V01 and V01.2 cover different time periods.

Product Summary

Platforms
GOES-18
Instruments
ABI
Geographic Region
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2023-01-04 to 2024-08-01
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C2650019074-LARC_ASDC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
13764
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Cloud Base Height ,
Cloud Midlayer Temperature ,
Cloud Base Pressure ,
Cloud Top Pressure ,
Cloud Fraction ,
Cloud Liquid Water/Ice ,
Cloud Top Height ,
Cloud Top Temperature ,
Cloud Base Temperature

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Loeb, N. (2023). SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-18 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.2 [Data set]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GOES-18/CERES/GEO_ED4_GOE18_SH_V01.2 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

Documents

DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION