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CERES FM-5 Data Transition Resources

Recommended options, guidance, and resources to support a smooth transition to alternative data sources for current Suomi NPP CERES-FM5 data users.

Dataset Mapping

CERES Products Table

Suomi NPPNOAA-20
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Suomi NPP CER_SSF1deg-Day_NPP-VIIRS 
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NPP Edition2A CER_SSF1deg-Day_NPP-VIIRSCER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-NOAA20
CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS (SSF1deg-Hour) CER_SSF1deg-Hour_NPP-VIIRS 
CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS Edition2A CER_SSF1deg-Hour_NPP-VIIRSCER_SYN1deg-1Hour_Terra-Aqua-NOAA20
CERES SSF 1 degree Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NPP Edition2B CER_SSF1deg-Month_NPP-VIIRS 
CERES SSF 1 degree Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NPP Edition2A CER_SSF1deg-Month_NPP-VIIRSCER_SYN1deg-Month_Terra-Aqua-NOAA20
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NPP-FM5 Edition2B CER_SSF_NPP-FM5-VIIRSCER_SSF_NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NPP-FM5 Edition2A CER_SSF_NPP-FM5-VIIRSCER_SSF_NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS
CERES Bidirectional Scans NPP FM5 Edition1-CV CER_BDS_NPP-FM5CER_BDS_J01-FM6
CERES Bidirectional Scans NPP FM-5 Edition2 CER_BDS_NPP-FM5CER_BDS_NOAA20-FM6
CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES8) NPP-FM5 Edition2 CER_ES8_NPP-FM5CER_ES8_NOAA20-FM6
CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes (ES9) NPP CERES FM-5 Edition2 CER_ES9_NPP-FM5CER_ES9_NOAA20-FM6
CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes (ES4) NPP FM-5 Edition2 CER_ES4_NPP-FM5CER_ES4_NOAA20-FM6

Data Access

Earthdata Search and CMR

NASA's Earthdata Search is the primary web interface for discovering, visualizing, and accessing NASA Earth Science data. The Common Metadata Repository (CMR) provides the metadata and API layer that supports both interactive searches and programmatic workflows. All ATMS products referenced on this page are discoverable and accessible via the Earthdata Search Web Interface or programmatically via the CMR Search API.

Earthaccess

The earthaccess Python library provides a simple way to authenticate, search, and access NASA Earth science data programmatically, making it especially useful for scripted and cloud-based workflows. All ATMS products referenced on this page are hosted in NASA’s Earthdata Cloud (AWS us-west-2) and accessible via earthaccess.

Tutorials

The following GitHub repositories provide tutorials, scripts, and example notebooks that may aid your transition:

CERES Matlab script