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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 Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II Cloud and Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II CRU05 Climate Time Series for Global Land Areas, 1986-1995 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Radiation Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| JPSS1 CrIS-VIIRS 750-m Matchup Indexes V1 (J1_CrIS_VIIRS750m_IND) at GES_DISC | 1 | JPSS-1 | CrIS, VIIRS | 2018-03-01 to 2023-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CPSPD | 2016-04-17 to 2016-06-21 | ICARTT | ||
| KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft Remotely Sensed Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | DIAL | 2016-04-18 to 2016-06-20 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| LBA Regional Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Cloud Base-Backscatter Data, km 67 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CEILOMETERS | 2001-04-07 to 2003-12-22 |
N: -2.857 S: -2.857 E: -54.959 W: -54.959 |
CSV | |
| LMOS Miscellaneous and Ancillary Data Products | 1 | SATELLITES | Computer | 2017-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | HDF4 | ||
| MACPEX Satellite Ancillary Data | 1 | GOES-13 | GOES-13 Imager | 2011-03-18 to 2011-04-27 | ICARTT |
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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 | |
| 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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