CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes: Suomi NPP Satellite Data

CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES-8) contains 24 hours of instantaneous radiometric data from the Flight Model 5 (FM5) instrument on the Suomi NPP spacecraft. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) produced this data, which includes filtered and unfiltered radiances for total, shortwave, and window channels, converted to Top-of-the-Atmosphere fluxes. The CERES FM5 instrument was launched on October 28, 2011.

Use Cases

• Modeling Earth's radiative energy budget based on Top-of-the-Atmosphere flux measurements.
• Analyzing shortwave and longwave radiation patterns based on scene identification and angular geometry data.
• Comparing atmospheric radiation data with historical ERBE mission records.
• Studying diurnal variations in atmospheric radiation based on 24-hour instantaneous sampling.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, well-documented instrument (CERES Flight Model 5) on the Suomi NPP spacecraft.
• Includes measurements from three broadband channels (total, shortwave, window) and derived unfiltered radiances.
• Provides 24 hours of continuous, instantaneous data sampled every 0.01-second.
• Follows a proven methodology 'like' that used for the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-13 04:02:17.463535; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Radiometric measurements from the CERES FM5 scanner instrument on the Suomi NPP spacecraft.

Time Range

Contains 24 hours of data; instrument launched on October 28, 2011.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:02:17.463535

Geography

Global coverage from satellite orbit.