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HIRDLS-MLS/Aura Level 3 Monthly 10 x 20 deg Ice Water Content V002 (HIRMLS3IWC) at GES DISC 002 Aura HIRDLS, MLS 2005-02-01 to 2007-12-31

N: 90 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

10 Decimal Degrees x 20 Decimal Degrees
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Cloud Top Height V1 1 GOES-15, METEOSAT-10 GOES-15 Imager, SEVIRI 2014-08-14 to 2014-10-03

N: 52 S: 12 E: -60 W: -180

PNG
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Tropical Overshooting Tops V1 1 METEOSAT-10, GOES-15 SEVIRI, GOES-15 Imager 2014-08-14 to 2014-10-03

N: 52 S: 12 E: -60 W: -180

KML
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK CLOUD PHYSICS LIDAR (CPL) V1 1 GLOBAL HAWK CPL 2012-09-07 to 2014-09-30

N: 48.1787 S: 7.55657 E: -19.4239 W: -118.552

ASCII, HDF5, netCDF-4, XML
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) GLOBAL HAWK HIGH ALTITUDE MMIC SOUNDING RADIOMETER (HAMSR) V1 1 GLOBAL HAWK HAMSR 2011-09-09 to 2013-09-26

N: 51.942 S: 9.239 E: -54.876 W: -175.713

PDF, netCDF-3
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Tropics Satellite Data V1 1 NOAA-18, DMSP 5D-3/F16, NOAA-19, GPM, TRMM, CORIOLIS, DMSP 5D-3/F15, METOP-A, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18 AMSU-A, AVHRR, SSMIS, GMI, PR, TMI, WINDSAT, SSM/I 2013-07-23 to 2014-09-30

N: 53.9 S: 2.2 E: -9 W: -113.5

JPEG
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format 1 GMS-1, GMS-2, GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12, INSAT, METEOSAT-2, METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, MTSAT-1R, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9, GOES-5, GOES-6, GOES-7, GOES-8, GOES-9 VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 HDF4
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D2 Monthly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format 1 GMS-1, GMS-2, GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12, INSAT, METEOSAT-2, METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, MTSAT-1R, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9, GOES-5, GOES-6, GOES-7, GOES-8, GOES-9 VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 HDF4
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage DX Pixel Level Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm in Binary Format 1 GMS-1, GMS-2, GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12, INSAT, METEOSAT-2, METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, MTSAT-1R, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9, GOES-5, GOES-6, GOES-7, GOES-8, GOES-9 VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR 1983-06-30 to 2009-12-31 Binary
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
ISLSCP II Cloud and Meteorology Parameters 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

Shapefile
ISLSCP II CRU05 Climate Time Series for Global Land Areas, 1986-1995 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

multiple
ISLSCP II Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Radiation Data 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

Shapefile
JPSS1 CrIS-VIIRS 750-m Matchup Indexes V1 (J1_CrIS_VIIRS750m_IND) at GES_DISC 1 JPSS-1 CrIS, VIIRS 2018-03-01 to 2025-12-31

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

45 Kilometers x 45 Kilometers
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft In Situ Cloud Data 1 NASA DC-8 CPSPD 2016-04-17 to 2016-06-21

N: 67 S: 25 E: 180 W: -180

ICARTT
KORUS-AQ DC-8 Aircraft Remotely Sensed Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) Data 1 NASA DC-8 DIAL 2016-04-18 to 2016-06-20

N: 61.32 S: 30.1 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5, ICARTT
KORUS-AQ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CEILOMETERS, CAPS, 2B Technologies, Aeroqual Portable Air Quality Monitor 2016-04-27 to 2016-06-13

N: 37.63 S: 37.21 E: 127.42 W: 127.02

HDF5, ICARTT
LBA Regional Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, SUN PHOTOMETERS 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31

N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85

Binary
LBA-ECO CD-03 Cloud Base-Backscatter Data, km 67 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CEILOMETERS 2001-04-07 to 2003-12-22

N: -2.857 S: -2.857 E: -54.959 W: -54.959

CSV
LMOS Grafton Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS SPECTROMETERS, CEILOMETERS 2017-05-10 to 2017-06-21

N: 90 S: -90 E: 85 W: -90

ICARTT, ZIP
LMOS Milwaukee Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS SPECTROMETERS, CEILOMETERS 2017-05-10 to 2017-06-15

N: 90 S: -90 E: 85 W: -90

ICARTT, ZIP
LMOS Miscellaneous and Ancillary Data Products 1 SATELLITES Computer 2017-01-01 to 2018-01-01

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

HDF4
LMOS Sheboygan Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS LASERS, LIDAR, HSRL, GPS, SPECTROMETERS, GAS SENSORS 2017-05-09 to 2017-06-24

N: 45 S: 40 E: 90 W: -90

ICARTT, NetCDF-3
LMOS Zion Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CIT-ToF-CIMS, GAS SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, CEILOMETERS, APS, SMPS, SODAR, GC-MS, OC-EC Analyzer 2017-05-16 to 2017-06-24

N: 46 S: 40 E: 95 W: -95

ICARTT, NetCDF-3, HDF5
MACPEX Satellite Ancillary Data 1 GOES-13 GOES-13 Imager 2011-03-27 to 2011-04-26

N: 39.29 S: 19.43 E: -84.2 W: -98.59

ICARTT
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