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CERES SYN/AVG/ZAVG Data Sets

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The CERES data products are written in HDF format. Information on HDF

For convenience in ordering a specific CERES data product, select the Data Set Name in the tables below.

Synoptic Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (SYN):
A day of space and time averaged CERES data for a single scanner instrument.
Select Parameters: Clear-sky and All-sky TOA Fluxes, Surface Radiative Fluxes, OLR, Clear-sky and All-sky Albedo, Cloud Properties, Surface Types, Radiative Flux Profiles
Documents: Description/Abstract
Spacecraft Data Set Name
(Select name to order)		 Data Products
Catalog (PDF)		 Sample Software Temporal Coverage
(Monthly)
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)		 CER_SYN_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Beta3.
CER_SYN_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Beta3.
Quality Summary. 		DPC_SYN_R3V2

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Read Package (C).

03/2000 - 09/2004
(sequential months may
require both FM1 and FM2)

 

Monthly Regional Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (AVG):
Monthly and monthly hourly (3-hour) averages of the SYN product.
Select Parameters: Clear-sky and All-sky TOA Fluxes, Surface Radiative Fluxes, OLR, Clear-sky and All-sky Albedo, Cloud Properties, Surface Types, Radiative Flux Profiles
Documents: Description/Abstract
Spacecraft Data Set Name
(Select name to order)		 Data Products
Catalog (PDF)		 Sample Software Temporal Coverage
(Monthly)
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)		 CER_AVG_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Beta3.
CER_AVG_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Beta3.
Quality Summary. 		DPC_AVG_R3V2

Readme |
Read Package (C).

03/2000 - 09/2004
(sequential months may
require both FM1 and FM2)

 

Monthly Zonal and Global Radiative Fluxes and Clouds (ZAVG):
Zonal and global averages of the monthly AVG product.
Select Parameters: Clear-sky and All-sky TOA Fluxes, Surface Radiative Fluxes, OLR, Clear-sky and All-sky Albedo, Cloud Properties, Surface Types, Radiative Flux Profiles
Documents: Description/Abstract
Spacecraft Data Set Name
(Select name to order)		 Data Products
Catalog (PDF)		 Sample Software Temporal Coverage
(Monthly)
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)		 CER_ZAVG_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Beta3.
CER_ZAVG_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Beta3.
Quality Summary. 		DPC_ZAVG_R3V2

Readme |
Read Package (C).

03/2000 - 09/2004
(sequential months may
require both FM1 and FM2)

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