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CERES Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) are integral for efforts to study Earth's radiation budget, among other investigations. Explore CERES datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) TERRA-FM1 data in HDF Version 4A | 2017-01-01 to Present | Version4A | ACTIVE | 2 | HDF4 | Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux | |
| Fast Longwave And SHortwave Fluxes (FLASHflux) Clouds and Radiative Swath (SSF) Aqua-FM3-MODIS data in HDF Version 4A | 2018-12-15 to Present | Version4A | ACTIVE | 2 | HDF4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Radiative Transfer | |
| CERES ERBE-like Monthly Geographical Averages NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 | 2018-05-01 to Present | Edition1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF4 | Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | |
| CERES ERBE-like Monthly Regional Averages NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 | 2018-05-01 to Present | Edition1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF4 | Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation | |
| CERES Monthly Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged Terra and Aqua TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition4A | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4A | ACTIVE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation | |
| CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged Terra and Aqua TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition4A | 2002-07-01 to Present | Edition4A | ACTIVE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 | 2018-05-01 to Present | Edition1 | ACTIVE | 2 | HDF4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | |
| CERES Bidirectional Scans JPSS-1 FM6 Edition1 | 2018-05-01 to Present | Edition1 | ACTIVE | 1B | HDF4 | Atmospheric Radiation, SINK TEMPERATURE, Longwave Radiation, Infrared Radiance, Shortwave Radiation | |
| CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES8) NPP-FM5 Edition2 | 2012-01-27 to Present | Edition2 | ACTIVE | 2 | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | |
| CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes (ES4) NPP FM-5 Edition2 | 2012-02-01 to Present | Edition2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation |
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CERES Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASDC CERES Search and Subset Tool | The CERES Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CERES global survey standard data by date, time and geolocation. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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