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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 Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aerosol and Cloud Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | LIDAR, Roscoe | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-14 | |||
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft In-situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | CAPS | 2022-07-14 to 2022-09-15 | ICARTT | ||
| ACCLIP WB-57 Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | NASA WB-57F | Computer | 2022-07-16 to 2022-09-14 |
N: 61.5 S: 16.6 E: 180 W: -180 |
ICARTT | |
| ACEPOL Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) Remotely Sensed Data Version 1 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPL | 2017-10-19 to 2017-11-09 | HDF5 | ||
| ACEPOL High Spectral Resolution Lidar 2 (HSRL-2) Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | HSRL-2 | 2017-10-23 to 2017-11-09 | HDF5 | ||
| ACHIEVE W-Band Cloud Radar IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | W-Band Radar | 2023-01-23 to 2023-03-01 |
N: 42.268 S: 41.368 E: -71.655 W: -72.861 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ACT-America: CPL-derived Atmospheric Boundary Layer Top Height, Eastern US, 2016-2018 | 1 | C-130 | CPL | 2016-07-18 to 2018-05-20 |
N: 50 S: 27.2462 E: -64 W: -106.49 |
CSV | |
| ACTIVATE Falcon Aircraft Merge Data Files | 1 | HU-25A | AMS, LASER SPECTROMETER, CPC, TSI-3563 Neph, PSAP, SMPS, CAS, CDP, FCDP, 2DS, GAS SENSORS, DLH, CRDS, Applanix, GPS, HYGROMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM | 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE Falcon In Situ Cloud Data | 1 | HU-25A | CAS, CDP, 2DS, FCDP | 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE GOES-16 Supplementary Data Products | 1 | GOES-16 | ABI | 2020-02-14 to 2022-10-31 | NetCDF-3 | ||
| ACTIVATE King Air Aerosol and Cloud Remotely Sensed Data | 1 | King Air | HSRL-2, RSP | 2020-02-10 to 2022-06-30 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE Merged MODIS and MERRA-2 Dataset | 1 | SATELLITES, MERRA-2 | MODIS, Computer | 2013-01-01 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| ACTIVATE Supplementary Model Data | 1 | MERRA-2 | Computer | 2020-02-14 to 2022-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| AirMSPI version 1 cloud droplet size and cloud optical depth product acquired during the ORACLES flight campaign Jul-Oct 2016. | 1 | NASA ER-2 | AIRMSPI | 2016-08-03 to 2016-09-29 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| AIRS-AMSU variables-CloudSat cloud mask, radar reflectivities, and cloud classification matchups V3.2 (AIRSM_CPR_MAT) at GES DISC | 3.2 | Aqua, CloudSat | AIRS, CloudSat-CPR | 2006-06-15 to 2012-12-14 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
45 Kilometers x 45 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET_NRT) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2RET) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2SUP) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2SUP) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2G Precipitation Estimate (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRG2SSD_IRonly) at GES DISC | 006 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2G Precipitation Estimate (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers |
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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