Reflected Shortwave Radiation (1 month)

View by date:

1 day 8 day 1 mo

Download color table info

Dataset you are currently viewing:

Select Year

About this dataset

Basic Intermediate Advanced

If you look at Mars in the night sky, the planet is little more than a glowing dot. From Mars, Earth would have the same star-like appearance. What gives the planets this light? Do they shine like a star? No. The light is mostly reflected sunlight. These images show how much sunlight Earth reflects. Bright parts of Earth like snow, ice, and clouds, reflect the most light; dark surfaces, like the oceans, reflect less light. Earth's average temperature is determined by the balance between how much sunlight Earth reflects, how much it absorbs, and how much heat it gives off.

Currently viewing:

March 2024

Permalink

Downloads info

Color Grayscale
File Type:
1.0 degrees	360 x 180 download
0.5 degrees	720 x 360 download
0.25 degrees	1440 x 720 download
CSV for Excel older than 2007 download

What do the colors mean?

The colors in the map show the amount of shortwave energy (in Watts per square meter) that was reflected by the Earth system for the given time period(s). The brighter, whiter regions show where more sunlight is reflected, while green regions show intermediate values, and blue regions are lower values.

Get Data

1. Order the FLASHFlux Level 3 product from here: CERES Data Products

2. You will be able to select the individual parameters on the "Order Data" page

Related Websites

CERES Home Page

FLASHFlux Project

Credits

Imagery produced by the NASA Earth Observations team based on FLASHFlux data. FLASHFlux data are produced using CERES observations convolved with MODIS measurements from both the Terra and Aqua satellite. Data provided by the FLASHFlux team, NASA Langley Research Center.

Federal Geographic Data Committee Geospatial Metadata

View the FGDC Metatdata for Reflected Shortwave Radiation (1 month)

Quick Tip

View another tip