CERES GEO GOES-14: Hourly Cloud and Radiation Properties for Southern Hemisphere

Hourly cloud micro-physical and radiation properties derived from GOES-14 geostationary satellite imager data, collected using the GOES-I-M Imager. The dataset is arranged as files for each hour in netCDF-4 format, with observations at 4 km resolution (sub-sampled to 8 km). It was produced by NASA's Langley Research Center SatCORPS algorithms to support the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project.

Use Cases

• Modeling Earth's radiation budget based on derived cloud and radiation properties.
• Analyzing the diurnal cycle of cloud properties based on hourly geostationary satellite data.
• Studying cloud micro-physics over the Southern Hemisphere based on 4 km resolution satellite retrievals.

Strengths

• Data collection is complete, providing a finalized record.
• Observations are at 4 km spatial resolution at nadir.
• Derived from the CERES project, a key component of NASA's Earth Observing System.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Spatial coverage is limited to the Southern Hemisphere.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from GOES-14 geostationary satellite imager data using Langley Research Center SatCORPS algorithms.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 22:10:42.996202; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Hemisphere