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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 | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACE-PAX CIRPAS Twin Otter In-Situ Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (ISARA) Analysis Data | TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS | Computer | 2024-09-03 to 2024-09-29 | CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | NetCDF-4 |
| PACE-PAX ER-2 High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data | NASA ER-2 | HSRL-2 | 2024-09-06 to 2024-10-01 | CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | HDF5, PDF |
| PACE-PAX ER-2 Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Data | NASA ER-2 | RSP-2 | 2024-08-29 to 2024-10-02 | CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | NetCDF-4 |
| PACE-PAX ER-2 Spectro-Polarimeter for Exploration - Airborne (SPEX Airborne) Data | NASA ER-2 | SPEX Airborne | 2024-08-28 to 2024-10-01 | CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | NetCDF-4, PDF |
| PACE-PAX Ivanpah Playa Data | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SUN PHOTOMETERS | 2024-09-17 to 2025-09-17 | CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TROPOSPHERE | CSV, PDF |
| Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering Probe (PHIPS) IMPACTS V1 | NASA P-3 | PHIPS | 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | PNG |
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction | R/V Thompson | SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 | 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13 | CONTINENT, ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN ASIA, OCEAN, PACIFIC OCEAN | netCDF-4, Text File, TAR |
| PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data | R/V Sally Ride | CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR | 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26 | CONTINENT, ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN ASIA, OCEAN, PACIFIC OCEAN | NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File |
| Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Cloud Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 1 R01 | PREFIRE-SAT1 | TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-07-24 to Present | GLOBAL, ARCTIC, POLAR | netCDF-4 |
| Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) Cloud Properties from PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 | PREFIRE-SAT2 | TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-06-29 to Present | GLOBAL, ARCTIC, POLAR | 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 | |
| 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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