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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

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation America NASA ER-2 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) Airborne Simulator (MAS) Data 1 NASA ER-2 MAS 1993-07-12 to 1993-07-29 ASCII
CAMEX-3 CLOUD AND AEROSOL PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION VIDEO V1 1 NASA DC-8 VIDEO CAMERA 1998-08-10 to 1998-09-02

N: 50 S: 10 E: -50 W: -105

DVD
ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

multiple
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus 2 Volume Imaging Lidar (VIL) Altitude vs. Time (RTI) Data 1 GROUND STATIONS LIDAR, VIL 1991-11-17 to 1991-12-06 GIF
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Cirrus Phase II NCAR Kingair Aircraft Microphysical Data 1 B-200 PMS 2D-C PROBE, PMS 2D-P PROBE 1991-11-09 to 1991-12-06 ASCII
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Longwave Monthly Average by Local 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 NetCDF-4
High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) CPEX-CV 1 NASA DC-8 HAMSR 2022-09-06 to 2022-09-30

N: 79.583000183105 S: 1.8480000495911 E: 3.9360001087189 W: -40.636001586914

netCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT) 1 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2019-04-18 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

GPM Ground Validation Cloud Radar System (CRS) OLYMPEX V1 1 NASA ER-2 CRS 2015-11-10 to 2015-12-10

N: 49.634 S: 34.1576 E: -117.774 W: -129.328

netCDF-3
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Clouds Data Tools

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Tool 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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