CERES BDS NPP FM-5 Edition2: Satellite Radiometric Earth Observations

Edition2 data from the CERES FM5 instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite, launched October 28, 2011. The dataset provides 24 hours of Level-1b geolocated and calibrated top-of-atmosphere filtered radiances and instrument data per product, collected by NASA's CERES program. It includes samples from normal and short Earth scans, space views, and calibration views.

Use Cases

• Modeling Earth's radiation budget based on broadband radiometric measurements from three channels.
• Analyzing top-of-atmosphere radiance patterns based on bidirectional scan elevation profiles.
• Calibrating remote sensing instruments based on included internal and solar calibration view data.
• Studying atmospheric energy flows based on geolocated, time-series satellite observations.

Strengths

• Data is part of NASA's long-term CERES program, following the successful ERBE mission.
• Includes converted satellite position, velocity, and celestial data not present in raw Level-0 input.
• Provides samples from multiple scan modes, including fixed and rotating azimuth.

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 (NASA)

Collection Method

Satellite observations from the CERES FM5 instrument on the Suomi NPP spacecraft.

Time Range

Data collection began after the instrument's launch on October 28, 2011.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13 05:11:42.165306; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage from a polar-orbiting satellite.