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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)
Aqua
(covers opened 06/18/2002)
CER_SYN_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B.
CER_SYN_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B.
Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.
DPC_SYN_R5V1 Readme R5-691 |
Read Package R5-691.
07/2002 - 07/2003
(sequential dates may
require both FM3 and FM4)
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)
CER_SYN_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2C.
CER_SYN_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2C.
Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.
03/2000 - 03/2001
(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 | AVG/ZAVG: 0-length Vdata MATLAB Bug Fix
Spacecraft Data Set Name
(Select name to order)
Data Products
Catalog (PDF)
Sample Software Temporal Coverage
(Monthly)
Aqua
(covers opened 06/18/2002)
CER_AVG_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B.
CER_AVG_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B.
Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.
DPC_AVG_R5V1 Readme R5-691 |
Read Package R5-691.
07/2002 - 07/2003
(sequential dates may
require both FM3 and FM4)
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)
CER_AVG_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2C.
CER_AVG_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2C.
Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.
03/2000 - 03/2001
(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 | AVG/ZAVG: 0-length Vdata MATLAB Bug Fix
Spacecraft Data Set Name
(Select name to order)
Data Products
Catalog (PDF)
Sample Software Temporal Coverage
(Monthly)
Aqua
(covers opened 06/18/2002)
CER_ZAVG_Aqua-FM3-MODIS_Edition2B.
CER_ZAVG_Aqua-FM4-MODIS_Edition2B.
Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.
DPC_ZAVG_R5V1 Readme R5-691 |
Read Package R5-691.
07/2002 - 07/2003
(sequential dates may
require both FM3 and FM4)
Terra
(covers opened 02/25/2000)
CER_ZAVG_Terra-FM1-MODIS_Edition2C.
CER_ZAVG_Terra-FM2-MODIS_Edition2C.
Quality Summary Edition2 - Terra 2C and Aqua 2B.
03/2000 - 03/2001
(sequential months may
require both FM1 and FM2)

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