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CERES Data Access and Tools
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.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition2B | 2000-03-01 to 2006-03-01 | Edition2B | COMPLETE | 2 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition4A | 2024-05-01 to 2024-08-31 | Edition4A | COMPLETE | 2 | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Skin Temperature |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath TRMM Edition2C | 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 | Edition2C | COMPLETE | 2 | HDF4 | Cloud Base Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| 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 | Edition1B | ACTIVE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Properties |
| 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 | Edition1C | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| 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 | Edition4A | ACTIVE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation |
| CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 | 2000-03-01 to 2022-04-01 | Edition4.1 | ACTIVE | 4 | NetCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction |
| CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2 | 2000-03-01 to Present | Edition4.2 | ACTIVE | 4 | netCDF-3 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction |
| CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2.1 | 2000-03-01 to Present | Edition4.2.1 | ACTIVE | 4 | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction |
| CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA Monthly means data in netCDF Edition4.1 | 2000-03-01 to 2023-04-01 | Edition4.1 | ACTIVE | 4 | NetCDF-3 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Solar Radiation, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Fraction |
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CERES Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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