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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.

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MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone 8-Day L3 Global 1Deg CMG 6.1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-18 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Daily L3 Global 1Deg CMG 6.1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Aerosol Cloud Water Vapor Ozone Monthly L3 Global 1Deg CMG 6.1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km 6.1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km - NRT 6.1NRT Terra MODIS 2017-10-11

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

HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km 6.1 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km - NRT 6.1NRT Terra MODIS 2017-10-11

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

5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers HDF-EOS
Multisensor Advanced Climatology Mean Liquid Water Path Diurnal Cycle L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (MACLWP_diurnal) 1 DMSP, Aqua, GCOM-W1, GPM, TRMM, NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System ) SSMIS, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, GMI, TMI, WINDSAT 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Multisensor Advanced Climatology Mean Liquid Water Path L3 Monthly 1 degree X 1 degree V1 (MACLWP_mean) 1 DMSP, Aqua, GCOM-W1, GPM, TRMM, NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System ) SSMIS, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, GMI, TMI, WINDSAT 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Multisensor Advanced Climatology Total Liquid Water Path L3 Monthly 1 degree x 1 degree V1 (MACTWP_mean) 1 DMSP, Aqua, GCOM-W1, GPM, TRMM, NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System ) SSMIS, SSM/I, AMSR-E, AMSR2, GMI, TMI, WINDSAT 1988-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
NAAMES C-130 Aerosol and Cloud Remote Sensing Data, Version 1 1 C-130 RSP, 4STAR, HSRL 2015-11-04 to 2018-03-25

N: 90 S: 25 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT, HDF5, PNG, KML
NAAMES C-130 Aircraft Merge Data Files 1 C-130 Computer 2015-11-10 to 2017-09-22

N: 65 S: 30 E: -30 W: -80

ICARTT
NAAMES C-130 Cloud In Situ Data, Version 1 1 C-130 CDP, CIP 2015-11-12 to 2017-09-20

N: 65 S: 30 E: -30 W: -80

ICARTT
NAMMA CLOUD MICROPHYSICS (CAPS-PIP) V1 1 NASA DC-8 CAPS, PIP 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12

N: 21.0483 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533

ASCII
NAMMA CVI CLOUD CONDENSED WATER CONTENT V1 1 NASA DC-8 CVI, OPC, TUNABLE DIODE LASER 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12

N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533

ASCII
NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 1 GROUND STATIONS GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26

N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937

ASCII, netCDF-3, TIFF
NAMMA TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEREO PROBE AND CLOUD PARTICLE IMAGER V1 1 NASA DC-8 CPI, PMS 2D-S PROBE 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12

N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533

ASCII
NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTON Differential Mobility Analyzer Data 1 GROUND STATIONS DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS 2000-08-18 to 2001-11-07

N: 30 S: 29.5 E: -95 W: -95.5

ASCII
NCAR Particle Probes IMPACTS 1 NASA P-3 CDP, CPI PROBES, HVPS, PMS 2D-S PROBE 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28

N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243

netCDF-4
New York State Mesonet IMPACTS 1 GROUND STATIONS BAROMETERS, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS 2020-01-03 to 2023-03-02

N: 44.9057 S: 40.594 E: -72.1909 W: -79.6375

PNG
Nimbus-7 Narrow Field of View (NFOV) Maximum Likelihood Cloud Estimation (MLCE) Data in Native Format 1 Nimbus-7 ERB 1979-05-01 to 1980-05-31 Binary
NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V2 2 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2021-10-01

N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4, HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V1 1 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2020-06-01

N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180

HDF-EOS5, netCDF-4
OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMMYDCLD) 003 Aura, Aqua OMI, MODIS 2004-10-01 to Present

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

24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMMYDCLD) 004 Aura, Aqua OMI, MODIS 2004-10-01 to Present

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

24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers
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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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