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Data collected by NASA’s Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) are integral for efforts to study Earth's radiation budget, among other investigations. Explore CERES datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition4A 2024-05-01 to 2024-08-31 HDF4 Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature, Emissivity, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Shortwave Downward Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 2
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath TRMM Edition2C 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4 Cloud Base Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosols, Radiative Flux, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Albedo 2
CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged NOAA-20 TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition1B 2018-05-01 to Present NetCDF-4 Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation 3
CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged NOAA-20 TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition1C 2018-05-01 to Present netCDF-4 Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation, Cloud Emissivity 3
CERES Daily Daytime Mean Regionally Averaged Terra and Aqua TOA Fluxes and Associated Cloud Properties Stratified by Optical Depth and Effective Pressure Edition4A 2002-07-01 to Present NetCDF-4 Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Microphysics, Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Shortwave Radiation, Cloud Emissivity 3
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 2000-03-01 to 2022-04-01 NetCDF-4 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation 4
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2 2000-03-01 to Present netCDF-3 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 4
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2.1 2000-03-01 to Present netCDF-4 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 4
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA Monthly means data in netCDF Edition4.1 2000-03-01 to 2023-04-01 NetCDF-3 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation 4
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA Monthly means data in netCDF Edition4.2 2000-03-01 to Present NetCDF-3 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 4
CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA Monthly means data in netCDF Edition4.2.1 2000-03-01 to Present netCDF-3 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction, Radiative Forcing, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 4
CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES8) NPP-FM5 Edition2 2012-01-27 to Present HDF4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 2
CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes Aqua Crosstrack Edition4 2002-07-01 to Present HDF4 Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation 3
CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes (ES9) NPP CERES FM-5 Edition2 2012-02-01 to Present HDF4 Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 3
CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes Terra and Aqua Cross-track Edition4 2002-07-01 to Present HDF4 Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation 3
CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes Terra Crosstrack Edition4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4 Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation 3
CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Aqua FM3 Edition4 2002-06-18 to Present HDF4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation 2
CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Aqua FM4 Edition4 2002-06-18 to 2005-03-29 HDF4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation 2
CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4 Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation 2
CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Terra FM1 Edition4 2000-02-29 to Present HDF4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation 2
CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates Terra FM2 Edition4 2000-02-29 to 2025-01-10 HDF4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation 2
CERES ERBE-like Instantaneous TOA Estimates TRMM PFM Edition2 1997-12-27 to 2000-03-31 HDF4 Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux 2
CERES ERBE-like Monthly Geographical Averages NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4 Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation 3
CERES ERBE-like Monthly Geographical Averages TRMM PFM Edition2 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4 Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux 3
CERES ERBE-like Monthly Regional Averages NOAA-20 FM6 Edition1 2018-05-01 to Present HDF4 Albedo, Atmospheric Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation 3
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CERES Instruments Data Tools

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ASDC CERES Search and Subset Tool The CERES Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CERES global survey standard data by date, time and geolocation. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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