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Description

CER_GEO_Ed4_MET08_SH_V01.4 is the Satellite Cloud and Radiation Property retrieval System (SatCORPS) Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Geostationary Satellite (GEO) Edition 4 Meteosat-8 over the Southern Hemisphere (SH) Version 1.4 data product. Data was collected using the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) Instrument on the Meteosat-8 platform.

Note: Version 1.4 uses the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) reanalysis for atmospheric input; Version 1.2 used GMAO's GEOS-5.4.1. No changes have been made to the cloud retrieval algorithm.

This data set comprises cloud micro-physical and radiation properties derived hourly from Meteosat-8 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 3 km resolution (at nadir) and are sub-sampled to 6 km (taking every other line and pixel).

Version Description

Version 1.4 uses the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) reanalysis for atmospheric input; Version 1.2 used GMAO's GEOS-5.4.1. No changes have been made to the cloud retrieval algorithm.

Product Summary

Platforms
METEOSAT-8
Instruments
SEVIRI
Geographic Region
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2018-04-30 to 2022-07-01
Data Partner
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA (NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC)
Concept ID
C3417453942-LARC_ASDC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
36429
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Clouds ,
Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness ,
Cloud Base Height ,
Cloud Midlayer Temperature ,
Cloud Height ,
Cloud Base Pressure ,
Cloud Top Pressure ,
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. (2025). SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-8 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.4 [Data set]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MET08/CERES/GEO_ED4_SH_V01.4 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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