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 Data Access and Tools
Clouds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVIRIS-NG L2 Surface Reflectance, Facility Instrument Collection, V1 | 1 | NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2, DHC-6, B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2014-06-21 to Present |
N: 84.356 S: 9.19806 E: 88.8094 W: -166.652 |
ENVI | |
| BOREAS AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data, R1 | 2 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | SNOW MEASURING ROD, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS | 1975-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS AES Five-day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, RAIN GAUGES, SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1976-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 |
N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP and SSA-OBS Ceilometer Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | CEILOMETERS | 1994-05-31 to 1996-11-10 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.99 E: -98.62 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/AES MARS-II 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data: 1994 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | CEILOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, Visibility Sensor, WIND MONITOR, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 59.56 S: 51.08 E: -97.55 W: -108.43 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS/AES READAC 15-minute Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, THERMISTORS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, Visibility Sensor, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, CEILOMETERS | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 52.7 S: 52.7 E: -102.32 W: -102.32 |
ASCII | |
| CALIPSO IIR Lidar Level 3 Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud, Standard V1-00 | V1-00 | CALIPSO | IIR | 2006-06-01 to 2016-12-31 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO IIR Lidar Level 3 Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud, Standard V2-00 | V2-00 | CALIPSO | IIR | 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Swath, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | IIR | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Swath, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | IIR | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Track, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | IIR | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Track, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | IIR | 2006-06-12 to 2023-07-01 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B profile data, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4, netCDF-3 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km Merged Layer, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km Merged Layer, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Cloud Layer, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Merged Layer, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Merged Layer, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Layer, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V4-51 | V4-51 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | HDF4 | ||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V5-00 | V5-00 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 | 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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