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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMEX-4 MIPS CEILOMETER V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, MIPS | CEILOMETERS | 2001-08-05 to 2001-09-12 |
N: 24.8 S: 24.6 E: -81.5 W: -81.7 |
ASCII | |
| CAMP2Ex Learjet In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | LEARJET | FCDP, Hawkeye 2DS, Hawkeye FCDP, CPI, FFSSP, SPEC HVPS | 2019-08-24 to 2019-09-29 | ICARTT | ||
| CAMP2Ex Miscellaneous Data | 1 | SATELLITES | 2018-08-01 to 2019-10-08 | NetCDF-4, ICARTT, GIF, PNG, JPEG | |||
| CAMP2Ex P-3 In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA P-3 | FCDP, 2DS, AC3, CPI, Hawkeye 2DS, Hawkeye FCDP, SPEC HVPS | 2019-08-03 to 2019-10-05 | ICARTT | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 1B Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-00 | V3-00 | ISS | CATS | 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 1B Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-00 | V3-00 | ISS | CATS | 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Layer | V3-01 | ISS | CATS | 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile | V3-01 | ISS | CATS | 2015-02-10 to 2015-03-21 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Profile | V3-00 | ISS | CATS | 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer | V3-01 | ISS | CATS | 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile | V3-01 | ISS | CATS | 2015-02-12 to 2015-03-18 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Layer | V3-00 | ISS | CATS | 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 5 km Profile | V3-00 | ISS | CATS | 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer | V3-01 | ISS | CATS | 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 | HDF5 | ||
| CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Profile | V3-01 | ISS | CATS | 2015-03-25 to 2017-10-29 | HDF5 | ||
| CLAMS CV-580 Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) | 1 | Convair-580 | CAR | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 | HDF4 | ||
| Cloud Camera Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CAMERAS | 1987-03-05 to 1989-08-12 |
N: 39.08 S: 39.08 E: -96.56 W: -96.56 |
CSV | |
| Configurable Scanning Submillimeter-wave Instrument/Radiometer (CoSSIR) ALOFT | 1 | NASA ER-2 | COSSIR | 2023-06-15 to 2023-07-29 |
N: 35.925 S: 10.321 E: -79.761 W: -119.334 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Configurable Scanning Submillimeter-wave Instrument/Radiometer (CoSSIR) IMPACTS | 1 | NASA ER-2 | COSSIR | 2023-01-05 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 49.36 S: 26.395 E: -66.647 W: -115.701 |
netCDF-4 | |
| CPEX-AW HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HALO | 2021-08-20 to 2021-09-04 | HDF5, PNG | ||
| CPEX-CV DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CAS, CIP | 2022-09-06 to 2022-09-30 | ICARTT | ||
| CPEX-CV HALO Aerosol and Water Vapor Profiles and Images | 1 | NASA DC-8 | HALO | 2022-09-03 to 2022-09-30 | HDF5, PNG | ||
| DC3 In-Situ DC-8 Cloud Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | 2DS | 2012-05-04 to 2012-06-23 | ICARTT, PNG | ||
| DC3 In-Situ NSF/NCAR GV-HIAPER Cloud Data | 1 | NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER | UHSAS, CPC | 2012-05-18 to 2012-06-30 | ICARTT | ||
| DC3 Merge Data Files | 1 | DLR-Falcon, NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER, NASA DC-8 | 2012-05-18 to 2012-06-30 | ICARTT |
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