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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

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone 8-Day L3 Global 1Deg CMG 6.1 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km 6.1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS
MODIS/Aqua Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG 6.1 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS
TRMM Convective and Stratiform Heating L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V6 (TRMM_CSH) at GES DISC 6 TRMM TMI 1997-12-01 to 2011-07-01

N: 37 S: -37 E: 180 W: -180

MERRA-2 instU_2d_int_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2IUNXINT) at GES DISC 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_int_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXINT) at GES DISC 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MERRA-2 tavgU_3d_rad_Np: 3d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNPRAD) at GES DISC 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_int_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXINT) at GES DISC 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MERRA-2 instU_3d_asm_Np: 3d,diurnal,Instantaneous,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Assimilated Meteorological Fields 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2IUNPASM) at GES DISC 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_ocn_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Ocean Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXOCN) at GES DISC 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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Clouds Data Tools

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Tool 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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