CERES ISCCP-D2like Data Sets |
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 table below.
Monthly Cloud Averages (ISCCP-D2like): 3-hourly (GMT based) monthly and monthly 1° gridded regional mean cloud properties as a function of 18 cloud types, similar to the NASA-GISS "ISCCP D2" product. |
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Select Parameters: Cloud fraction, Effective Pressure, Temperature, optical depth, IWP/LWP, particle size, IR Emissivity in PC/Tau bins similar to ISCCP-D2 product | ||||
Documents: Day/Nit Description/Abstract | GGEO Description/Abstract | ||||
Spacecraft | Data Set Name (Select name to order) |
Data Products Catalog (PDF) |
Sample Software | Temporal Coverage (Monthly) |
GGEO |
CER_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_Composite_Beta1. Quality Summary ISCCP-D2like Beta1. |
DPC_ISCCP-D2like-GEO_R5V1 |
Readme GEO_R5-682 | Read Package GEO_R5-682 |
03/2000 - 10/2005 |
Terra (covers opened 02/25/2000) |
CER_ISCCP-D2like-Day_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Beta1. CER_ISCCP-D2like-Day_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Beta1. CER_ISCCP-D2like-Nit_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Beta1. CER_ISCCP-D2like-Nit_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Beta1. Quality Summary ISCCP-D2like Beta1. |
DPC_ISCCP-D2like_R5V1 |
Readme R5-682 | Read Package R5-682 |
03/2000 - 08/2007 |
Aqua (covers opened 06/18/2002) |
CER_ISCCP-D2like-Day_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Beta1. CER_ISCCP-D2like-Day_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Beta1. CER_ISCCP-D2like-Nit_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Beta1. CER_ISCCP-D2like-Nit_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Beta1. Quality Summary ISCCP-D2like Beta1. |
07/2002 - 08/2007 |
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