CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- CERES
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Full Name
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Cloud and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Earth radiation budget radiometers 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Broad-band radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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HDF5 and NetCDF
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Measurements and Applications
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Long term measurement of the Earth's radiation budget and atmospheric radiation from the top of the atmosphere to the surface; provision of an accurate and self-consistent cloud and radiation database.
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Resolution Summary
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20 km
[Best Resolution: 20000m]
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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0.5%, 1%, 0.3% (respectively for the 3 channels)
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Waveband Summary
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3 channels: 0.3-5 µm, 0.3 - 100 µm, 8 - 12 µm
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
| FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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