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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Cloud Mask Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Cloud Optical Properties - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 3.1 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Cloud Optical Properties - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Cloud Optical Properties Data, version 3.1 | 3.1 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-2 Regional Cloud Optical Properties Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Mask - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 3.1 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Mask - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Mask Data, version 3.1 | 3.1 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Mask Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Optical Properties - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 3.1 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Optical Properties - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Optical Properties Data, version 3.1 | 3.1 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Optical Properties Data, version 3.2 | 3.2 | PACE | OCI | 2024-03-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering Probe (PHIPS) IMPACTS V1 | 1 | NASA P-3 | PHIPS | 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243 |
PNG | |
| PISTON 2018 Research Vessel (RV) Thompson ship datasets of ocean, atmosphere, and air-sea interaction | 1 | R/V Thompson | SEA-POL, CTD, ADCP, CHAM, SO, ROSR, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR, Vaisala HMT337 | 2018-08-18 to 2018-10-13 | netCDF-4, Text File, TAR | ||
| PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data | 1 | R/V Sally Ride | CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR | 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26 | NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File | ||
| POLARIS Analysis Model Data | 1 | NASA ER-2, Data Analysis | 1997-01-06 to 1997-09-26 | AMES | |||
| POLARIS Photolysis Frequencies (J-Values) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | CPFM | 1997-01-06 to 1997-09-26 | AMES | ||
| POLDER/Parasol L2 Radiation Budget subset along CloudSat track V001 (PARASOLRB_CPR) at GES DISC | 001 | PARASOL | POLDER-1 | 2006-06-01 to 2010-01-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
19 Kilometers x 19 Kilometers | |
| Reduced Resolution Geolocated and Calibrated TOA Radiance | 4 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-04-29 to 2012-04-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Envisat N1 | |
| Reduced Resolution Geophysical Product for Ocean, Land and Atmosphere | 4 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-04-29 to 2012-04-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF4-zipped | |
| Remote Sensing Systems Radiometer Rain Collocations with JPL RapidScat L2B Swath Grid | 1.0 | DMSP 5D-3/F15, CORIOLIS, DMSP 5D-3/F17, GPM, GCOM-W1, DMSP 5D-3/F16, ISS | SSM/I, WINDSAT, SSMIS, GMI, AMSR2, RapidScat | 2014-10-03 to 2016-02-11 |
N: 61 S: -61 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F10 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-2/F10 | SSM/I | 1990-12-06 to 1997-11-14 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F11 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-2/F11 | SSM/I | 1991-12-01 to 2000-05-16 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F13 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-2/F13 | SSM/I | 1995-05-01 to 2009-11-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 |
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