CERES_EBAF-TOA_Edition2.6r

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• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: CERES Science Team

Publication_Date: December 2011

Title: CERES_EBAF-TOA_Edition2.6r

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Online_Linkage: http://ceres.larc.nasa.gov

Description:

Abstract:

The CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Top of Atmosphere (TOA) Edition2.6r product provides monthly mean TOA radiative fluxes. The file provides monthly 1-degree regional, zonal, and global averages of TOA longwave(LW), shortwave(SW), and net(NET) fluxes under clear and all-sky conditions, where the net flux has been constrained to the ocean heat flux term so that it may be used for comparison with global climate models. The cloud radiative effect (CRE) fluxes are also included. The EBAF product is derived from the CERES SYN product. A single netCDF file contains the entire March 2000 through June 2011 data record.

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: N. G. Loeb, B. A. Wielicki, D. R. Doelling, G. L. Smith, D. F. Keyes, S. Kato, N. Manalo-Smith, T. Wong 2009 Toward optimal closure of the Earth's top-of-atmosphere radiation budget Journal of Climate 22 748-766 10.1175/2008JCLI2637.1

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000301

Ending_Date: 20110630

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FLUX

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FORCING

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR IRRADIANCE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION

Theme_Keyword: TERRA > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM, TERRA (AM-1)

Theme_Keyword: AQUA > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM, AQUA

Theme_Keyword: CERES SCANNER > CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM SCANNER

Theme_Keyword: CERES > CLOUDS AND THE EARTH'S RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: EOS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: All-sky Toa Net Balanced Flux

Theme_Keyword: Clear-sky (spatially Complete) Toa Net Balanced Flux

Theme_Keyword: Cloud Radiative Forcing

Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Temporal_Keyword: Monthly Climatology

Temporal_Keyword: Monthly Climatology

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DAVID R. DOELLING

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Langley Research Center

Address: Mail Stop 420

City: Hampton

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23681-2199

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: David.R.Doelling@nasa.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Please review the "Data Quality Summary" : http://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/documents/DQ_summaries/CERES_EBAF_Ed2.6r_DQS.pdf

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

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Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 1 degree

Longitude_Resolution: 1 degree

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NASA/LARC/SD/CERES > Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Science Team, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA

Contact_Person: NORMAN G. LOEB

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

City: Hampton

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23681-2199

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ceres-help@lists.nasa.gov

Resource_Description: CERES_EBAF_TOA_Terra_Edition2.6r

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: netCDF

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://ceres.larc.nasa.gov

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/order_data.php

Access_Instructions:

Access this data from the CERES data products page using the CERES Browse & Subset Tool.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://ceres.larc.nasa.gov

Access_Instructions:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products.php?product=EB...

Access_Instructions:

Complete data product information, including the Data Quality Summary.

Fees: No Fee

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120111

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120517

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20121001

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: NORMAN G. LOEB

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

City: Hampton

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23681-2199

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ceres-help@lists.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time