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Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES)

The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) project provides satellite-based observations of ERB and clouds. It uses measurements from CERES instruments flying on several satellites along with data from many other instruments to produce a comprehensive set of ERB data products for climate, weather and applied science research.

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The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) project provides satellite-based observations of ERB and clouds. It uses measurements from CERES instruments flying on several satellites along with data from many other instruments to produce a comprehensive set of ERB data products for climate, weather and applied science research.

Related Publications

2026. "Cloud Regime Contributions to Recent Changes in Outgoing Radiation: A 22‐year Satellite Data Analysis.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 131 (5): e2025JD045207 [10.1029/2025jd045207] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "The role of Earth’s major cloud systems in the hemispheric albedo symmetry.", Journal of Climate, 38 (23): 7203–7215 [10.1175/jcli-d-25-0242.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "Describing seasonal mixtures of cloud regimes via “regimes of regimes”.", Journal of Climate, [10.1175/jcli-d-24-0275.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Regimes of Cloud Vertical Structure From Active Observations.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130 (1): [10.1029/2024jd041716] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Oceanic cloud trends during the satellite era and their radiative signatures.", Climate Dynamics, [10.1007/s00382-024-07396-8] [Journal Article/Letter]