Users of CERES data should be aware that the CERES instrument has three primary scan modes. The Crosstrack scan mode is the same as that used in ERBE. The Rotating Azimuth Plane (RAP or biaxial) scan mode is used by CERES to provide angular coverage for Angular Distribution Models construction. The Alongtrack scan mode is used for validation of CERES instantaneous fluxes. To determine the scan mode a CERES instrument is in on any given day, just click on the scan mode character (e.g. M, X, R) in the month of interest and it will link you to daily information. Given that multiple scan modes can occur on the same day, users of instantaneous data are advised to also check the "azimuth scan plane" flag for each data record when analyzing the data to properly identify the scan mode for each CERES footprint. |
CERES SCAN MODES by MONTH: |
A. Long time scale climate signals (monthly to interannual): Use data from the same CERES instrument through the interval of interest (Explanation). |
B. Instantaneous to monthly time scale regional data: Use the CERES instrument which is scanning in crosstrack mode (Explanation). |
C. Studies of broadband solar and infrared anisotropy of Earth Radiation: Use the CERES instrument which is scanning in rotating azimuth mode (Explanation). |
The tables below only represent the instrument operation modes and do not reflect the availability of data |
X = Crosstrack Scanning R = Rotating Azimuth (RAP) Scanning 1 , 2 M = Mixed Scanning |
L = Limited Days Available " - " = Not Available |
1998 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
TRMM 3 | PFM |
1999 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
TRMM 4 | PFM |
2000 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
TRMM | PFM | ||||||||||||
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 |
2001 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 |
2002 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM4 |
2003 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM4 |
2004 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM4 |
2005 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM45 |
2006 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM45 |
2007 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM45 |
2008 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM45 |
2009 | |||||||||||||
SATELLITE | INSTRUMENT | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Terra | FM1 | ||||||||||||
FM2 | |||||||||||||
Aqua | FM3 | ||||||||||||
FM45 |
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