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We are sorry for the confusion. The ASDC is migrating to new distribution tools that expose more of the data then was previously. What you are seeing are two processing of the same date. The six digit number before the date is what we refer to as the Configuration Code (CC). The file with the 401405...

The input sources CERES uses are documented at https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/data/general-product-info/. The same CERES instrument, MODIS imager, and ancillary data was used throughout the period in question. The EBAF products also incorporated geostationary imager data in determining the LW all-sky f...

I’m not entirely clear in what the you are requesting, but I will provide what I think you are asking. 1. Each footprint has a Scan sample number that describes the order of the FOV in each packet. There are 660 samples in each packet, but since the majority are not Earth viewing they are not includ...

The Time of Observation in the C3M and SSF product is a continuous count of time in whole and fractional days elapsed at the Greenwich meridian since noon on January 1, 4714 BCE. So, the .500080335 portion would be slightly after midnight on July 1, 2008. The GMT is determined by first computing the...

The CERES data scene types include: Surf Index-CERES Surface Type 1 -Evergreen Needle Forest 2 -Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 3 -Deciduous Needle Forest 4 -Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 5 -Mixed Forest 6 -Closed Shrubs 7 -Open Shrubs 8 -Woody Savannas 9 -Savannas 10 -Grassland 11 -Wetlands 12 -Crops 13 -U...

Additionally, Data Description/Abstracts are available on the product page.Within this document you can relate Configuration codes to the changes that are related to them.

A change in the first three digits of the configuration code indicates a change in one of the inputs for the product, such as going form MODIS Collection 5, to 6 to 6.1. The last three numbers are related to new software being delivered.

In looking for CERES data on Earthdata, I have found multiple files for a given date with the only difference being in the six-digit number just before the date. What is this number and how do I choose which product to order?