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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 | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAAMES C-130 Cloud In Situ Data, Version 1 | 1 | C-130 | CDP, CIP | 2015-11-12 to 2017-09-20 | ICARTT | ||
| NAMMA CLOUD MICROPHYSICS (CAPS-PIP) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CAPS, PIP | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.0483 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA CVI CLOUD CONDENSED WATER CONTENT V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CVI, OPC, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS | 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26 |
N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937 |
ASCII - netCDF-3 - TIFF | |
| NAMMA TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEREO PROBE AND CLOUD PARTICLE IMAGER V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CPI, PMS 2D-S PROBE | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTON Differential Mobility Analyzer Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS | 2000-08-18 to 2001-11-07 | ASCII | ||
| NCAR Particle Probes IMPACTS | 1 | NASA P-3 | CDP, CPI PROBES, HVPS, PMS 2D-S PROBE | 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243 |
netCDF-4 | |
| New York State Mesonet IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 2020-01-03 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 44.9057 S: 40.594 E: -72.1909 W: -79.6375 |
PNG | |
| Nimbus-7 Narrow Field of View (NFOV) Maximum Likelihood Cloud Estimation (MLCE) Data in Native Format | 1 | Nimbus-7 | ERB | 1979-05-01 to 1980-05-31 | Binary | ||
| NRT AMSR2 L2B GLOBAL SWATH GSFC PROFILING ALGORITHM 2010: SURFACE PRECIPITATION, WIND SPEED OVER OCEAN, WATER VAPOR OVER OCEAN AND CLOUD LIQUID WATER OVER OCEAN | 0 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | N/A | HDF-EOS-5 |
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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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