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Data from NASA’s Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) measures reflected sunlight and thermal radiation emitted by the Earth. Explore CERES datasets and relevant data tools.
CERES Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Data Format | Topic | Processing Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition4A | 2018-01-01 to Present | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) Aqua-FM3 MODIS Edition2B | 2002-07-02 to 2006-05-01 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Wind Speed, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2B | 2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Wind Speed, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2F | 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Wind Speed, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2G | 2007-12-01 to 2010-06-30 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Wind Speed, Surface Radiative Properties, Infrared Wavelengths, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Aerosols, Atmospheric Radiation, Atmospheric Winds, Clouds, Cloud Properties, Surface Winds, Atmospheric Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Surface Temperature, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition4A | 2018-01-01 to Present | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition2B | 2000-03-01 to 2006-03-01 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Wind Speed, Surface Radiative Properties, Cloud Radiative Transfer, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition4A | 2024-05-01 to 2024-08-31 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Shortwave Downward Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath TRMM Edition2C | 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 | HDF4 | Cloud Base Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosols, Radiative Flux, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Albedo | 2 | |
| CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged NOAA-20 TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition1B | 2018-05-01 to Present | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation | 3 | |
| CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged NOAA-20 TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition1C | 2018-05-01 to Present | netCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation, Cloud Emissivity | 3 | |
| 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 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation, Cloud Emissivity | 3 | |
| CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2.1 | 2000-03-01 to Present | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 4 | |
| CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA Monthly means data in netCDF Edition4.2.1 | 2000-03-01 to Present | netCDF-3 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 4 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES8) NPP-FM5 Edition2 | 2012-01-27 to Present | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes Aqua Crosstrack Edition4 | 2002-07-01 to Present | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation | 3 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes (ES9) NPP CERES FM-5 Edition2 | 2012-02-01 to Present | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation | 3 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes Terra and Aqua Cross-track Edition4 | 2002-07-01 to Present | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation | 3 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes Terra Crosstrack Edition4 | 2000-03-01 to Present | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation | 3 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Aqua FM3 Edition4 | 2002-06-18 to Present | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Aqua FM4 Edition4 | 2002-06-18 to 2005-03-29 | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 | 2018-05-01 to Present | HDF4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Terra FM1 Edition4 | 2000-02-29 to Present | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Terra FM2 Edition4 | 2000-02-29 to 2025-01-10 | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation | 2 | |
| CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates TRMM PFM Edition2 | 1997-12-27 to 2000-03-31 | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux | 2 |
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