Earth ID: 2156

One Year of Terra/CERES Data (Reflected Solar Radiation) Daily Data

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on June 20, 2001

This animation displays a little over one year of Terra/CERES data (March 1, 2000 to May 25, 2001) at one day resolution. The data are 2.5 degree resolution. The band is reflected solar radiation (often referred to as 'shortwave' in the literature). Bright areas correspond to cloud tops or snowcover.

View of the Earth in RSR data for June 21, 2000. It is the peak of summer in the northern hemisphere and the peak of winter in the southern hemisphere

View of the Earth in RSR data for December 22, 2000. It is the peak of winter in the northern hemisphere and the peak of summer in the southern hemisphere.

For More Information

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/2001/200106204895.html

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Bruce Barkstrom (NASA/LaRC): Scientist
Bruce A. Wielicki (NASA/LaRC): Scientist
Takmeng Wong (NASA/LaRC): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:

Terra/CERES

March 1, 2000 to May 25, 2001

The CERES instrument aboard many Earth-orbiting satellites records the flow of reflected Solar radiation and reprocessed longwave radiation in the Earth's radiation budget.

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This item is part of this series:
Terra/CERES First Year

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Geophysics
SVS >> Radiation budget
SVS >> Reflected Solar Radiation
SVS >> CERES
NASA Science >> Earth