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RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F16 SSMIS 2003-10-24

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F17 SSMIS 2006-12-12

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F16 SSMIS 2003-10-26

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F17 SSMIS 2006-12-14

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F16 SSMIS 2003-10-01

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F17 SSMIS 2006-12-01

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F16 SSMIS 2003-10-26

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

netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 7 DMSP 5D-3/F17 SSMIS 2006-12-10

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

netCDF-4
SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000 1 C-130 GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS 2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) Quicklook Images and Maps 1 NASA ER-2 HSRL 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-25

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Estimated BVOC Emissions for Southern African Land Cover Types 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Terra THERMOMETERS, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

CSV
SAFARI 2000 ETA Atmospheric Model Data, Wet and Dry Seasons 2000 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30

N: -9 S: -53 E: 53 W: -13

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Summary Data for Southern Africa 1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-26 to 2001-12-31

N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V[ersion]. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SUN PHOTOMETERS 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Micro-Pulse Lidar Cloud and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 1 GROUND STATIONS MPL 2000-08-16 to 2000-09-24

N: -23.5902 S: -25.5025 E: 33.1174 W: 30.7568

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 35 S: -5 E: 60 W: 5

ASCII
SAFARI 2000 TOVS Surface and Atmospheric Parameters, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 1 NOAA-9, NOAA-12, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 TOVS 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

Shapefile
SAGE III Meteor-3M L2 Monthly Cloud Presence Data (HDF-EOS) V004 004 Meteor-3M SAGE III 2001-12-10 to 2005-12-31

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

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees HDF4
SAGE III Meteor-3M L2 Monthly Cloud Presence Data (Native) V004 004 Meteor-3M SAGE III 2001-12-10 to 2005-12-31

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

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees Binary
SARP 2019 Data 1 NASA DC-8 LI Neph, WAS, MMS, SAGA, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, DACOM, DLH, CAMS, DIAL, CAFS, ISAF, AMS, TSI LAS-3340, CCN, Vaisala HUMICAP HMP155, SMPS, NO/NOy, CIT-ToF-CIMS, DADS 2019-07-16 to 2019-07-18

N: 38.25 S: 30.74 E: -115.41 W: -121.88

ICARTT, HDF5
SARP-East 2023 Data 1 B-200, GROUND STATIONS Picarro G2401, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer, CAFE, TSI LAS-3340, CNC, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, TAP, CEILOMETERS, LI-850, OZONESONDES 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-29

N: 45 S: 30 E: -70 W: -85

ICARTT, netCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GMS-5 Full Disk Version 2 V02 GMS-5 VISSR-GMS 2000-02-28 to 2003-04-23 NetCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-10 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 GOES-10 GOES I-M Imager 2000-03-01 to 2007-12-12 NetCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-10 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 GOES-10 GOES I-M Imager 2000-03-01 to 2007-12-12 NetCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-11 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 GOES-11 GOES-11 Imager 2006-06-21 to 2011-12-06 NetCDF-4
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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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