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Clouds Data Access and Tools
NASA’s clouds data span from atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state measurements to hurricane tracking. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to discover how clouds form, flourish, and influence Earth’s weather and climate.
Clouds Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASDC CALIPSO Search and Subset Tool | The CALIPSO Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CALIPSO lidar data by date, time and geolocation. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading | |
| SOOT | NASA's Sub-Orbital Order Tool (SOOT) provides users with suborbital field campaign data discovery and download capabilities. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Clouds Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Cloud Base-Backscatter Data, km 67 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CEILOMETERS | 2001-04-07 to 2003-12-22 | N: -2.857 S: -2.857 E: -54.959 W: -54.959 | CSV | |
| Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) CPEX V1 | Terra | IMAGING RADIOMETERS | 2017-05-09 to 2017-07-16 | CARIBBEAN | N: 62.0543 S: -15.7699 E: -7.96509 W: -133.329 | netCDF-3 |
| MODIS/Aqua Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km - NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km - NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2017-10-20 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km - NRT | Terra | MODIS | 2017-10-11 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km - NRT | Terra | MODIS | 2017-10-11 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| NAMMA CLOUD MICROPHYSICS (CAPS-PIP) V1 | NASA DC-8 | CAPS, PIP | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 | CAPE VERDE | N: 21.0483 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 | ASCII |
| NAMMA CVI CLOUD CONDENSED WATER CONTENT V1 | NASA DC-8 | CVI, OPC, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 | CAPE VERDE | N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 | ASCII |
| NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS | 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26 | CAPE VERDE | N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937 | ASCII - netCDF-3 - TIFF |
| NAMMA TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEREO PROBE AND CLOUD PARTICLE IMAGER V1 | NASA DC-8 | CPI, PMS 2D-S PROBE | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 | CAPE VERDE | N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 | ASCII |
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