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- [Source NPP Project, http://npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/ceres.html ]
CERES, a three-channel radiometer, measures both solar-reflected and Earth-emitted radiation from the top of the atmosphere to the surface. It also determines cloud properties including the amount, height, thickness, particle size, and phase of clouds using simultaneous measurements by other instruments. These measurements are critical for understanding cloud-radiation climate change and improving the prediction of global warming using climate models. CERES instruments also fly on the TRMM, Terra, and Aqua satellites.
Mass: approximately 45 kilograms
Average Power: 45W
Development Institution: NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC)
CERES Lead: Norman Loeb, NASA LaRC
Purpose: To measure the Earth's energy balance for a better understanding of global climate change.
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: CERES-FM5
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing
Instrument_Type: Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument_Subtype: Radiometers
Short_Name: CERES-FM5
Long_Name: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 5
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: SUOMI-NPP
Short_Name: JPSS-1
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Number_Channels: 1
Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.3 µm - 50 µm
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Thermal
Number_Channels: 1
Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 8 µm - 12 µm
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Reflected
Number_Channels: 1
Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.3 µm - 5 µm
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Online_Resource: http://npoess.noaa.gov/index.php?pg=ceres&tab=2
Online_Resource: http://npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/ceres.html
Creation_Date: 2009-09-30
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Instrument_Owner: USA/NOAA
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