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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD04_L2 Aerosol Summary Data for Southern Africa | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-02-26 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V[ersion]. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SUN PHOTOMETERS | 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 Micro-Pulse Lidar Cloud and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MPL | 2000-08-16 to 2000-09-24 |
N: -23.5902 S: -25.5025 E: 33.1174 W: 30.7568 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 35 S: -5 E: 60 W: 5 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 TOVS Surface and Atmospheric Parameters, 1-Deg, 1999-2001 | 1 | NOAA-9, NOAA-12, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 | TOVS | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAGE III Meteor-3M L2 Monthly Cloud Presence Data (HDF-EOS) V004 | 004 | Meteor-3M | SAGE III | 2001-12-10 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | HDF4 |
| SAGE III Meteor-3M L2 Monthly Cloud Presence Data (Native) V004 | 004 | Meteor-3M | SAGE III | 2001-12-10 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | Binary |
| SARP 2019 Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | LI Neph, WAS, MMS, SAGA, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, DACOM, DLH, CAMS, DIAL, CAFS, ISAF, AMS, TSI LAS-3340, CCN, Vaisala HUMICAP HMP155, SMPS, NO/NOy, CIT-ToF-CIMS, DADS | 2019-07-16 to 2019-07-18 |
N: 38.25 S: 30.74 E: -115.41 W: -121.88 |
ICARTT, HDF5 | |
| SARP-East 2023 Data | 1 | B-200, GROUND STATIONS | Picarro G2401, Thermo Scientific SO2 43i Analyzer, CAFE, TSI LAS-3340, CNC, NDIR GAS ANALYZER, TAP, CEILOMETERS, LI-850, OZONESONDES | 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-29 |
N: 45 S: 30 E: -70 W: -85 |
ICARTT, netCDF-4 | |
| SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GMS-5 Full Disk Version 2 | V02 | GMS-5 | VISSR-GMS | 2000-02-28 to 2003-04-23 | NetCDF-4 |
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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 | |
| 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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