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CERES Data Access and Tools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Himawari-9 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2018-02-13 to 2018-02-14, 2022-11-30 to 2024-08-01 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Himawari-9 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2022-11-30 to Present | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Himawari-9 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2018-02-13 to 2018-02-14, 2022-11-30 to 2024-08-01 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Radiative Forcing, Cloud Reflectance | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Himawari-9 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2022-11-30 to Present | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-09 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2016-10-15 to Present | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-09 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2018-05-06 to Present | netCDF-4 | 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 | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-09 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2016-10-15 to Present | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-09 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2018-05-06 to Present | netCDF-4 | 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 | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-10 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.0 | 2013-01-21 to 2017-02-28 | NetCDF-4 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-10 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2015-07-31 to 2024-08-01 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-10 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2023-03-21 to Present | netCDF-4 | 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 | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-10 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.0 | 2013-01-21 to 2017-02-28 | NetCDF-4 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-10 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2015-07-31 to 2024-08-01 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-10 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2023-03-21 to Present | netCDF-4 | 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 | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-11 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2018-02-20 to 2023-03-21 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Height | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-11 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2018-04-30 to Present | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-11 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2018-02-20 to 2023-03-21 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature, Cloud Height | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-11 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2018-04-30 to Present | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Cloud Properties, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-5 Full Disk Version 2 | 2000-02-28 to 2007-01-25 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-7 Full Disk Version 2 | 2000-02-28 to 2017-02-02 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-8 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.0 | 2004-04-05 to 2017-02-28 | NetCDF-4 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-8 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2015-11-15 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-8 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.4 | 2018-04-30 to 2022-07-01 | netCDF-4 | 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 | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-8 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.0 | 2004-04-05 to 2017-02-28 | NetCDF-4 | Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 Meteosat-8 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.2 | 2015-11-15 to Present | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Base Temperature | 2 |
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