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First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft 2D Probe Data 1 Airplane PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07

N: 38.96 S: 27.08 E: -92.66 W: -99.25

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Sabreliner Aircraft Microphysical Data 1 Airplane PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-07

N: 38.96 S: 27.08 E: -92.65 W: -99.49

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NOAA Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Doppler & Lidar 1 GROUND STATIONS LIDAR 1991-11-21 to 1991-12-07

N: 37.07 S: 37.05 E: -95.33 W: -95.35

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 1 Hertz Data 1 Airplane CNC, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, HYGROMETERS, WIND MONITOR, Hotwire LWC, ROSEMOUNT ICING DETECTOR, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07

N: 38.82 S: 33.36 E: -92.75 W: -96.42

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft 5 Second Data 1 NASA WB-57F RT, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PMS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, THERMOMETERS 1991-11-22 to 1991-11-22

N: 38.82 S: 37.04 E: -93 W: -96.42

Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft Microphysical Data 1 Airplane PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07

N: 38.82 S: 33.36 E: -92.75 W: -96.42

Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II University of North Dakota Citation Aircraft Particle Measuring System Probe Data 1 Airplane FSSP, PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-14 to 1991-12-07

N: 38.82 S: 33.36 E: -92.75 W: -96.41

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Ceilometer and Cross-chain Loran Atmospheric Sounding System (CLASS) Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CLASS, RAWINSONDES, CEILOMETERS 1987-06-30 to 1987-07-19

N: 33.25 S: 33.23 E: -119.39 W: -119.41

Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Colorado State University (CSU) Tethered Balloon Data 1 GROUND STATIONS, BALLOONS PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer 1987-07-07 to 1987-07-14

N: 33.25 S: 33.23 E: -119.39 W: -119.41

Binary
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

N: 40 S: 30 E: -117.5 W: -137.5

Binary
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus Microwave Radiometer Data 1 GROUND STATIONS MR, RADIOMETERS 1987-07-01 to 1987-07-19

N: 33.28 S: 33.26 E: -119.57 W: -119.59

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus NASA ER-2 Cloud Lidar System Data 1 NASA ER-2 LIDAR 1987-07-08 to 1987-07-18

N: 39.87 S: 30.2 E: -118.37 W: -124.98

ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Marine Stratocumulus National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra Aircraft Data 1 NCAR ELECTRA PARTICLE DETECTORS, ALTIMETERS, AEROSOL MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, FSSP, GUST PROBES, Hotwire LWC, HYGROMETERS, LIDAR, PMS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PRT, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, VIDEO CAMERA 1987-06-29 to 1987-07-18

N: 38.72 S: -5.06 E: -116.01 W: -125.79

ASCII
FLASHFlux Daily Gridded TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data Version 4C Version4C Terra, NOAA-20 CERES-FM1, CERES-FM6 2021-12-21 to 2025-04-01 HDF4, netCDF-4
FLASHFlux NOAA-20 Daily Gridded TOA and Surfaces/Clouds data Version 1A Version1A NOAA-20 CERES-FM6 2023-12-30 to Present HDF4, netCDF-4
Full Resolution Full Swath Geolocated and Calibrated TOA Radiance 4 ENVISAT MERIS 2002-05-17 to 2012-04-08

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

netCDF-4
Full Resolution Full Swath Geophysical Product for Ocean, Land and Atmosphere 4 ENVISAT MERIS 2003-01-01 to 2012-04-08

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

netCDF-4
GEO/LEO based cloud property composites for DSCOVR EPIC view, Version 2 02 DSCOVR EPIC 2015-06-13 to 2025-07-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Land-only 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Ocean-only 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 2010-01-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Longwave 3-Hourly Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Longwave 3-Hourly Monthly Average by UTC Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Longwave 3-Hourly Monthly Average by UTC Land-only Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 NetCDF-4
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Longwave 3-Hourly Monthly Average by UTC Ocean-only Fluxes 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 2010-01-01 to 2017-06-30 NetCDF-4
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Clouds Data Tools

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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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