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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
CERES Monthly Gridded Radiative Fluxes and Clouds Terra FM1 Edition2F Edition2F Terra CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 HDF4
CERES Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes and Clouds TRMM Edition2C Edition2C TRMM CERES SCANNER, CERES-PFM 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath TRMM Edition2C Edition2C TRMM CERES-PFM 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM3 MODIS Edition2C Edition2C AQUA CERES-FM3 2006-05-01 to 2007-12-31 HDF4
CERES Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes and Clouds Terra FM1 Edition2C Edition2C Terra CERES-FM1, CERES SCANNER 2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30 HDF4
CERES Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes and Clouds Terra FM2 Edition2C Edition2C Terra CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to 2006-02-28 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Aqua FM4 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Aqua CERES-FM4 2002-07-02 to 2005-03-30 HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols TRMM-PFM Edition2B Edition2B TRMM CERES-PFM 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Terra CERES-FM1 2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Terra CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to 2006-03-01 HDF4
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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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