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 | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER | 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21 |
N: -2.4282 S: -2.75745 E: -60.0272 W: -60.3678 |
CSV | |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
5 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Weekly Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-02 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Ocean Products derived from Wentz Algorithm V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2, ASCII | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V003 | 3 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V004 | 4 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Ascending/Descending .25x.25 deg Ocean Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS2 |
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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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