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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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CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment L1 V1 (CAR_TARFOX_L1C) 1 C-131A CAR 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-27

N: 39.7427 S: 36.4875 E: -72.576 W: -76.2847

CATS-ISS Level 1B Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-00 V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 1B Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 1B Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-00 V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 1B Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Layer V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Layer V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Profile V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Profile V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Layer V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-02-12 to 2015-03-18 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-02-12 to 2015-03-18 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Layer V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Profile V3-00 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Profile V3-01 ISS CATS 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 HDF5
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-Aqua-NOAA20 Edition4B Edition4B GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES, Terra, NOAA-20, Aqua IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM6, VIIRS, CERES-FM3, CERES-FM4 2000-03-01 to Present HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM1 1 Terra MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2004-11-02 HDF4
CERES and MISR Along-Track Footprint Radiances, Fluxes, and Clouds Terra-FM2 1 Terra MODIS, CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER, MISR, CERES-FM2 2000-04-12 to 2005-02-28 HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1 RelD1 CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR 2006-07-01 to 2011-04-30 HDF4
CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D2 RelD2 CALIPSO, Aqua, CloudSat CALIOP, CERES-FM3, MODIS, CloudSat-CPR 2006-07-01 to 2017-12-31 HDF4

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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