CERES SYN1deg: One-Hourly Radiative Fluxes and Cloud Properties from Terra and Suomi-NPP

CER_SYN1deg-1Hour_Terra-NPP_Edition1A is a NASA CERES product providing top-of-atmosphere, within-atmosphere, and surface radiative fluxes alongside cloud and aerosol properties. It combines data from CERES instruments on Terra and Suomi-NPP satellites with geostationary satellite data, processed using the Fu-Liou radiative transfer model. The dataset offers parameters at a one-hourly temporal resolution and a 1-degree regional spatial scale.

Use Cases

• Modeling Earth's radiative energy budget based on computed TOA, in-atmosphere, and surface fluxes.
• Analyzing cloud radiative forcing based on provided cloud properties and all-sky/clear-sky flux conditions.
• Studying aerosol impacts on atmospheric radiation based on pristine and all-sky without aerosol flux computations.
• Investigating diurnal variability of radiative fluxes based on one-hourly temporal resolution enhanced with GEO data.

Strengths

• Data collection is stated as complete, indicating a finalized dataset.
• Parameters are provided at a specific one-hourly temporal resolution and 1-degree regional spatial scale.
• Fluxes are computed for multiple conditions: all-sky, clear-sky, pristine, and all-sky without aerosols.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected using CERES Imaging Radiometers on Geostationary Satellites, CERES instruments on Terra and Suomi-NPP satellites, and processed with the Langley Fu-Liou radiative transfer model.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:06:23.797926; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, based on satellite coverage.