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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 | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAQS JSC GV High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 Data | G-V | HSRL-2 | 2023-06-24 to 2023-08-16 | NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS | N: 44.22 S: 29.25 E: -72.1 W: -119.8 | HDF5 |
| STRAT Analysis Model Data | NASA ER-2, Data Analysis | 1995-03-24 to 1996-12-21 | NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE | AMES | ||
| Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation America NASA ER-2 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) Airborne Simulator (MAS) Data | NASA ER-2 | MAS | 1993-07-12 to 1993-07-29 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA, MID-LATITUDE, BOUNDARY LAYER, STRATOSPHERE | ASCII | |
| Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Brazil (SCAR-B) University of Washington C131A Data | C-131A | TSI-3562 Nephelometer, COSPEC, FSSP, PCASP, PMS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE | 1995-08-17 to 1995-09-20 | BRAZIL | Binary | |
| Surface Meteorology Data: NCDC (FIFE) | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS | 1988-10-01 to 1989-10-31 | N: 40.85 S: 37.62 E: -95.48 W: -97.87 | CSV | |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 | GLOBAL | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product Version D | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 | GLOBAL | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product, Version 1.0 | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 | GLOBAL | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 | GLOBAL | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product Version D | SWOT | AMR | 2022-12-16 | GLOBAL | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 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 | |
| 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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