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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 | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-12 02 (TOVSAMND) at GES DISCc | 02 | NOAA-12 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1991-06-01 to 1998-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| DSCOVR EPIC L2 Ozone (O3), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Aerosol Index (AI) with Epic L1B V03 Input, Version 2 | 02 | DSCOVR | EPIC | 2015-06-13 to Present | HDF5 | ||
| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-14 02 (TOVSAMNJ) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-14 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1995-02-01 to 2004-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-8 02 (TOVSAMNE) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-8 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1983-05-01 to 1984-05-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| EPIC Ocean Surface PAR 1 Product V02 | 02 | DSCOVR | EPIC | 2015-06-13 to Present | HDF5 | ||
| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-9 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| EPIC-view satellite composites for DSCOVR, Version 1 | 01 | Aqua, GOES, METEOSAT, MTSAT, NOAA POES, DSCOVR, Terra | MODIS, GOES N-P Imager, MVIRI, MTSAT 2 Imager, AVHRR, EPIC | 2015-06-12 to 2017-12-31 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSAMNG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-11-30 to 1991-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSA5NH) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-11 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1988-10-12 to 1994-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSA5TN ) at GES DISC | 01 | TIROS-N | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1978-12-01 to 1979-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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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 | |
| 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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