GERB-1: Level 2 High resolution (L2hr) top of atmosphere radiance and flux data

The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB-1) Level 2 High Resolution (L2HR) dataset contains accurate measurements of the Earth Radiation Budget. Broadband measurements of earth-leaving radiances are made from which the emitted thermal and reflected solar components of the Earth Radiation Budget are derived. These data are available at a time resolution of 15 minutes for the region 60E to 60W, 60N to 60S and area are ideal for studying fast variations in the radiation budget such as those associated with changing cloud conditions, aerosol events and the diurnal cycle. Time and pixel centres matched with METEOSAT imager SEVIRI.

The level 2 HR (High Resolution) data are resolution enhanced snapshots of the top of atmosphere radiances and fluxes every 15 minutes. They are provided at the product acquisition time of the METEOSAT narrowband SEVIRI imager on a fixed equal viewing angle grid matched to 3x3 SEVIRI pixel grid-boxes. This gives the HR product a temporal resolution of 15 minutes and a grid spacing of 9 km at the sub-satellite point. The time in the product name is the same as the SEVIRI product name time. Instantaneous accuracy at the HR scale is expected to be lower than for the lower spatial resolution GERB products as additional noise is introduced by the resolution enhancement, particularly for very inhomogeneous scenes and extreme angles. However, the HR product is recommended as the basis for users wishing to create custom averages over time and space and its production ensures that after appropriate averaging its accuracy is commensurate with the other GERB products

The GERB instrument was specifically designed to be mounted on a geostationary satellite and was carried onboard the Meteosat Second Generation satellite operated by European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). The second GERB instrument, GERB-1, was onboard Meteosat Second Generation satellite, MSG-2, and covers the period May 2007 to January 2013.

Users must read the quality summary associated with these data and will find details of user applied correction that are recommended to be applied to these datasets before using. Please cite Harries et al., 2005: The Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget Project, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., Vol. 86, 945-960, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-86-7-945.

Date (Publication): 2018-03-26T15:04:31

Date (Creation): 2018-03-26T15:04:31

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bb6d82f8adbb49bf9f9b26a84a4c7c85

Citation identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / bb6d82f8adbb49bf9f9b26a84a4c7c85

Citation identifier: doi / 10.5285/bb6d82f8adbb49bf9f9b26a84a4c7c85

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
EUMETSAT		unknown	Author
Unavailable	Harries, John E	Unavailable	Author
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Custodian
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor
Unavailable	Brindley, Helen E.	Unavailable	Principal investigator
Unavailable	Harries, John E	Unavailable	Principal investigator
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	pointofContact
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

Update scope: Dataset

Keywords

GERB
solar
thermal
radiation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Access to these data is available to any registered CEDA user. Please Login or Register for a CEDA account to gain access.

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 2007-04-24T23:00:00

End date: 2013-01-31T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Data are HDF formatted

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bb6d82f8adbb49bf9f9b26a84a4c7c85	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/gerb/data/gerb-1/l2hr	DOWNLOAD

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	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/gerb/metadata/temporal_coverage/GERB.2013.html	Temporal coverage

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	https://zenodo.org/record/7357086/files/GGSPSproductsuserguide.pdf	GGSPS Products User Guide

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	https://zenodo.org/record/7357092/files/L2ARGEd1validation.pdf	L2 ARG Edition 1 Validation report(including G2 SWupdate)

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://zenodo.org/record/7357094/files/NANRGQualitySummary.pdf	GERB L1.5 NARG

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://zenodo.org/record/7357096/files/ProcessingandAccuracyGERBL2Ed1.pdf	PROCESSING and ACCURACY summary: GERB L2 Edition 1

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://zenodo.org/record/7357098/files/QualitySummary_GERBL2Ed1.pdf	QUALITY SUMMARY: GERB L2 Edition 1 products

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://zenodo.org/record/7357100/files/RMIBGERBproductsuserguide.pdf	RMIB GERB Products User Guide

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data collected by the GERB instrument onboard the Meteosat Second Generation satellite operated by European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), then the data processed at RMIB (Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium) then sent to CEDA by the GERB team at Imperial College and RAL (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory).

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File identifier: bb6d82f8adbb49bf9f9b26a84a4c7c85 XML

Metadata language: English

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Parent identifier: Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB): Solar and thermal radiation Data
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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2026-02-05T03:16:20

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Point of contact

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