Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System: From Design to Data

Author

Smith, Gabriel L. ; Priestley, Kory J. ; Loeb, Norman G.

Author_Institution

Sci. Syst. Applic., Inc., Lanham, MD, USA

Volume

52

Issue

3

fYear

2014

fDate

Mar-14

Firstpage

1729

Lastpage

1738

Abstract

The Clouds and the Earth´s Radiant Energy System (CERES) project has instruments aboard the Terra and Aqua spacecraft that have provided a decade of radiation budget data. In October 2011, the CERES flight model 5 was placed in orbit on the NPOESS Preparatory Project spacecraft. Data from these instruments are being used to investigate the radiation balance of the Earth at various time and space scales and the role of clouds in this balance. The design and calibration, both on the ground and in-orbit, and operation of the instrument are discussed.

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric radiation; calibration; clouds; remote sensing; AD 2011 10; Aqua spacecraft; CERES flight model 5; CERES project instrument data; Earth radiation balance; NPOESS preparatory project spacecraft; Terra spacecraft; cloud and earth radiant energy system; cloud balance role; data design; ground calibration; ground design; in-orbit calibration; in-orbit design; instrument operation; radiation budget data; time-space scales; Calibration; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Orbits; Space vehicles; Temperature measurement; Aqua; Clouds and the Earth´s Radiant Energy System (CERES); Earth Observing System; NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP); Terra; earth radiation budget;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TGRS.2013.2253782

Filename

6555809