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  skos:changeNote """2020-02-04 17:49:52.0 [sritz]  
update Definition (CERES consists of two broadband scanning radiometers that measure the Earth's radiation balance and provide cloud property 
estimates to assess their role in radiative fluxes from the surface to the top of the atmosphere.

CERES is a broadband scanning thermistor bolometer package with extremely high radiometric measurement precision and 
accuracy. The Terra spacecraft carries two identical instruments: one operates in a cross-track scan mode and the other 
in a biaxial scan mode. The CERES Terra cross-track scanning data greatly extends the CERES data from the Tropical Rainfall 
Measuring Mission (TRMM) to achieve complete global measurements by adding mid-latitude and polar observations (see CERES-FM1).
TRMM data is restricted by its orbit to roughly cover 40S to 40N. Terra crosstrack data also adds observations at different 
times of day than TRMM (and later Aqua) in order to increase the accuracy of measuring the large diurnal cycle of the 
radiation fields from day to night. Finally, the CERES Terra biaxial scan mode provides new observations of the angular 
radiation fields in order to greatly improve the accuracy of the final fluxes of solar and thermal energy used to derive 
the Earth's radiation balance.

Each CERES instrument has three channels--a short-wave channel for measuring reflected sunlight, a longwave channel for 
measuring Earth-emitted thermal radiation in the 8-12 µm "window" region, and a total channel for total radiation. Onboard 
calibration hardware includes a solar diffuser, a tungsten lamp system with a stability monitor, and a pair of blackbody 
sources. Cold space and internal calibration looks are performed during each normal Earth scan.

CERES is a Principal Investigator instrument provided by NASA and managed by NASA's Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Hampton, 
Virginia. The instrument was built by TRW in Redondo Beach, California. The CERES Team Leader is Norman Loeb.

Information obtained from: https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/


Group: Instrument_Details
   Entry_ID: CERES-FM2
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      Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
      Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing
      Instrument_Type: Spectrometers/Radiometers
      Instrument_Subtype: Radiometers
      Short_Name: CERES-FM2
      Long_Name: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
   End_Group
   Group: Associated_Platforms
      Short_Name: TERRA
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Number_Channels: 1
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.3 μm - 100 μm
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Reflected
      Number_Channels: 1
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.3 μm - 5 μm
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Thermal
      Number_Channels: 1
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 8 μm - 12 μm
   End_Group
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   Creation_Date: 2008-07-23
   Group: Instrument_Logistics
      Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
   End_Group
End_Group); 
update Definition (https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/); 
""" ;
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  skos:definition """CERES consists of two broadband scanning radiometers that measure the Earth's radiation balance and provide cloud property 
estimates to assess their role in radiative fluxes from the surface to the top of the atmosphere.

CERES is a broadband scanning thermistor bolometer package with extremely high radiometric measurement precision and 
accuracy. The Terra spacecraft carries two identical instruments: one operates in a cross-track scan mode and the other 
in a biaxial scan mode. The CERES Terra cross-track scanning data greatly extends the CERES data from the Tropical Rainfall 
Measuring Mission (TRMM) to achieve complete global measurements by adding mid-latitude and polar observations (see CERES-FM1).
TRMM data is restricted by its orbit to roughly cover 40S to 40N. Terra crosstrack data also adds observations at different 
times of day than TRMM (and later Aqua) in order to increase the accuracy of measuring the large diurnal cycle of the 
radiation fields from day to night. Finally, the CERES Terra biaxial scan mode provides new observations of the angular 
radiation fields in order to greatly improve the accuracy of the final fluxes of solar and thermal energy used to derive 
the Earth's radiation balance.

Each CERES instrument has three channels--a short-wave channel for measuring reflected sunlight, a longwave channel for 
measuring Earth-emitted thermal radiation in the 8-12 µm "window" region, and a total channel for total radiation. Onboard 
calibration hardware includes a solar diffuser, a tungsten lamp system with a stability monitor, and a pair of blackbody 
sources. Cold space and internal calibration looks are performed during each normal Earth scan.

CERES is a Principal Investigator instrument provided by NASA and managed by NASA's Langley Research Center (LaRC) in Hampton, 
Virginia. The instrument was built by TRW in Redondo Beach, California. The CERES Team Leader is Norman Loeb.

Information obtained from: https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/


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      Long_Name: Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System - Flight Model 2
   End_Group
   Group: Associated_Platforms
      Short_Name: TERRA
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Number_Channels: 1
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.3 μm - 100 μm
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Reflected
      Number_Channels: 1
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 0.3 μm - 5 μm
   End_Group
   Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
      Wavelength_Keyword: Infrared > Thermal
      Number_Channels: 1
      Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 8 μm - 12 μm
   End_Group
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   Creation_Date: 2008-07-23
   Group: Instrument_Logistics
      Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
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