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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRMM TMI/PR Combined Precipitation L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3B31) at GES DISC | TRMM | PR, TMI | 1997-12-01 to 2015-03-31 | TROPICS | N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 | |
| Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment - University of Washington instrumented C-131A aircraft Data Set | C-131A | PCASP, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, PROBES, FSSP | 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-31 | ATLANTIC OCEAN | ASCII | |
| Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) IMPACTS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2020-01-15 to 2020-02-28 | MARYLAND | N: 37.9543 S: 37.9194 E: -75.4462 W: -75.4912 | ASCII |
| UAlbany Parsivel IMPACTS | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28 | NEW YORK | N: 42.6957 S: 42.67091583252 E: -73.804445495605 W: -73.8419 | netCDF-4 |
| UND Cloud Microphysics IMPACTS V1 | NASA P-3 | 2DS, CDP, CPI, HVPS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT PROBES | 2020-01-25 to 2023-02-28 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243 | ASCII |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present | GLOBAL LAND | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT) | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2020-10-08 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ||
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 6-Min L2 Swath 750m | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties 6-min L2 Swath 750m | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 daily, 1x1 deg. grid | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF4 |
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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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