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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Stereo parameters V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Stereo Product subset for the GoMACCS region V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 2006-07-30 to 2006-10-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| MISR Level 2 TOA/Cloud Stereo Product subset for the VBBE region V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 2007-07-24 to 2007-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product covering a day V001 | 001 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product covering a month V001 | 001 | Terra | MISR | 2000-03-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS2 |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product covering a quarter (seasonal) V001 | 001 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Fraction by Altitude Product covering a year V001 | 001 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Motion Vector monthly Product in netCDF format V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Motion Vector quarterly Product in netCDF format V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-18 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| MISR Level 3 Cloud Motion Vector yearly Product in netCDF format V002 | 002 | Terra | MISR | 1999-12-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
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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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