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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 | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| ISLSCP II Cloud and Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 2 ISCCP Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm Data | 1 | GOES-7, NOAA-12, NOAA-11 | VISSR, RADIOMETERS, AVHRR | 1991-11-01 to 1991-12-31 | ASCII | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 1 TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) Data | 1 | NOAA-10, NOAA-9 | TOVS | 1986-10-14 to 1986-11-02 | Binary | ||
| Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Brazil (SCAR-B) University of Washington C131A Data | 1 | C-131A | TSI-3562 Nephelometer, COSPEC, FSSP, PCASP, PMS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE | 1995-08-17 to 1995-09-20 | Binary | ||
| High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) EPOCH V1 | 1 | GLOBAL HAWK | HAMSR | 2017-08-09 to 2017-08-31 |
N: 36.473 S: 16.116 E: -83.077 W: -125.321 |
netCDF-3 | |
| ORACLES Cloud Aircraft InSitu Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | 4STAR, FPDR-PDI, 2DS, CAPS, CAS, CIP, HVPS, CDP | 2016-08-24 to 2018-10-28 | ICARTT | ||
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION CLOUD SPECTROMETER AND IMPACTOR (CIP) LPVEX V1 | 1 | UWKA | CPI PROBES, PMS 2D-S PROBE | 2010-08-06 to 2010-10-20 |
N: 61.36 S: 60.06 E: 25.37 W: 25.04 |
ASCII | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus ISCCP Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm Data | 1 | NOAA-10, NOAA-9, GOES-6 | AVHRR-2, RADIOMETERS, VISSR | 1987-07-01 to 1987-07-31 | Binary | ||
| Multisensor Advanced Climatology Mean Liquid Water Path L3 Monthly 1 degree X 1 degree V1 (MACLWP_mean) at GES DISC | 1 | DMSP, Aqua, GCOM-W1, GPM, TRMM, NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System ) | SSMIS, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, GMI, TMI, WINDSAT | 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: 180 |
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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 | |
| 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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