Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Modified Monthly Means

These data are a modification of the monthly means provided by the Langley Distributed Data Archive. Missing data in the fields have been filled and some adjustments have been made. See Comments on Data for a description of the modifications.

SOURCE:

FORMAT: NetCDF

GRID: Global - T63 Gaussian (192 x 96)

LEVELS: Single Level

FIELDS: Description Name Units
---------------------------------------------------------------- (with CMIP3 acronyms)
Net TOA radiation [TSTOANETGINT] W /m^2 (aka: rtmt)
Outgoing longwave radiation [TSTOALWGINT] W /m^2 (aka: rlut)
Reflected shortwave radiation [TSTOASWGINT] W /m^2 (aka: rsut)
Albedo [TSALBGINT] fraction
Net surface radiation [TSSFCNETMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rsns)
Net surface longwave radiation [TSSFCLWMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rlns)
Net surface shortwave radiation[ TSSFCSWMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rsns)
Surface downwelling solar radiation [TSSFCDNSWMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rsds)
Surface downwelling longwave radiation [TSSFCDNLWMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rlds)
Clear-sky Net TOA radiation [CSTOANETGINT] W /m^2 (aka: rtmtcs)
Clear-sky Outgoing longwave radiation [CSTOALWGINT] W /m^2 (aka: rlutcs)
Clear-sky Reflected shortwave radiation [CSTOASWGINT] W /m^2 (aka: rsutcs)
Clear-sky Albedo [CSALBGINT] fraction
Clear-sky Net surface radiation [CSSFCNETMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rtnscs)
Clear-sky Net surface longwave radiation [CSSFCLWMODB] W /m^2 (aka: rlnscs)

TIMES: One mean per month.

Current holdings: March 2000 (Terra) and July 2002 (Aqua)- October 2005
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/FASULLO/CERES/T63_ceres_srb_TerraFM1-MODISEdition2D_modr1_opt1.nc : FM1 on T63 degree grid
/FASULLO/CERES/T63_ceres_srb_TerraFM2-MODISEdition2D_modr1_opt1.nc : FM2 on T63 degree grid
/FASULLO/CERES/T63_ceres_srb_AquaFM3-MODISEdition2D_modr1_opt1.nc : FM1 on T63 degree grid
/FASULLO/CERES/T63_ceres_srb_AquaFM4-MODISEdition2D_modr1_opt1.nc : FM2 on T63 degree grid

References:

Fasullo, J. T. and K. E. Trenberth, 2008: The annual cycle of the energy budget: Global mean and land-ocean exchanges, J. Clim, 21, 10, 2297-2313.

Fasullo, J. T. and K. E. Trenberth, 2008: The annual cycle of the energy budget: Meridional structures and poleward transports, J. Clim, 21, 10, 2314-2326.

Hansen, J., and co-authors, 2005: Earth's energy imbalance: Confirmation and implications. Science, 308, 1431-1435.

Huang, S., 2006: Land warming as part of Global Warming, EOS, 87, 31 Oct 2006, p44.Wielicki, B. A., K. Priestley, P. Minnis, N. Loeb, D. Kratz, T. Charlock,

D. Doelling, D. Young, 2006: CERES Radiation Budget Accuracy Overview, 12th Conf. Atmospheric Radiation, Madison , Wisconsin.

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