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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 Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data, Standard V1-00 | V1-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-01 to 2022-02-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data, Standard V2-00 | V2-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION (CAPAC) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | FSSP, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 1998-08-15 to 1998-09-23 |
N: 39.0333 S: 14.045 E: -62.96 W: -86.165 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION VIDEO V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | VIDEO CAMERA | 1998-08-10 to 1998-09-02 |
N: 50 S: 10 E: -50 W: -105 |
DVD | |
| CAMEX-3 NAST-I RADIANCE PRODUCTS V1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | NAST-I | 1998-08-13 to 1998-09-27 |
N: 36.0668 S: 13.5693 E: -62.3263 W: -94.3327 |
Various: netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 CLOUD MICROPHYSICS V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | FSSP, PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE | 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25 |
N: 39.71 S: 16.5317 E: -58.635 W: -88.215 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 CVI CLOUD CONDENSED WATER CONTENT V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CVI | 2001-09-06 to 2001-09-10 |
N: 39.0433 S: 24.455 E: -58.635 W: -84.4033 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | HAMSR, RADIOSONDES | 2001-08-18 to 2001-09-25 |
N: 39.45 S: 13.4 E: -48.56 W: -88.47 |
Binary | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS CEILOMETER V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | CEILOMETERS | 2001-08-05 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMEX-4 MIPS MICROWAVE PROFILING RADIOMETER V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | MR, PYRANOMETERS | 2001-08-15 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII |
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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 | |
| SOOT | NASA's Sub-Orbital Order Tool (SOOT) provides users with suborbital field campaign data discovery and download capabilities. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization |
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