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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F16 | SSMIS | 2003-10-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | 7 | DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SSMIS | 2006-12-10 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | C-130 | GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) Quicklook Images and Maps | 1 | NASA ER-2 | HSRL | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-25 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 Estimated BVOC Emissions for Southern African Land Cover Types | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, TERRA | THERMOMETERS, MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
CSV | |
| SAFARI 2000 ETA Atmospheric Model Data, Wet and Dry Seasons 2000 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -9 S: -53 E: 53 W: -13 |
Shapefile | |
| 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 | |
| SBU Ceilometers IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | VERTICAL POINTING RADAR | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.965269481249 S: 40.896705627441 E: -73.029655456543 W: -73.127830505371 |
netCDF-3, netCDF-4 | |
| SBU Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR2) IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | MRR | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.975 S: 40.7182 E: -72.864 W: -74.0168 |
netCDF-4, netCDF-3 | |
| SBU Parsivel IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-01 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 40.975 S: 40.727930518751 E: -72.880730518751 W: -74.007069481249 |
netCDF-3 | |
| SCOAPE Ground Site Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | CEILOMETERS, CAPS NO2 Analyzer | 2019-04-09 to 2019-05-21 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| SCOAPE R/V Point Sur Data | 1 | R/V Point Sur | CEILOMETERS, SUN PHOTOMETERS, AETHALOMETER, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS | 2019-05-09 to 2019-05-19 | NetCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| SCOAPE-II R/V Point Sur Data | 1 | R/V Point Sur | Picarro G2301-m, Thermo Model 49C O3 Analyzer | 2024-06-02 to 2024-06-15 | ICARTT, NetCDF-4 | ||
| SEAC4RS DC-8 Aircraft In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | 2DS, CPI, FCDP, HVPS | 2013-08-02 to 2013-09-24 | ICARTT, PNG | ||
| SEAC4RS ER-2 Aircraft In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | FCDP | 2013-08-01 to 2013-09-23 | ICARTT | ||
| SEAC4RS ER-2 Aircraft Remotely Sensed Research Scanning Polarimeter Aerosol and Cloud Data | 1 | NASA ER-2 | RSP | 2013-08-01 to 2013-09-24 | HDF5, ICARTT | ||
| SEAC4RS Learjet Aircraft In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | LEARJET | 2DS, Hawkeye 2DS, CPI, HVPS, FFSSP | 2013-08-12 to 2013-09-22 | ICARTT, PNG | ||
| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Cloud 1-Orbit L2 5.5km x 3.5km V1 (S5P_L2__CLOUD__HiR) at GES DISC | 1 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2019-08-06 to 2020-07-13 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Cloud 1-Orbit L2 5.5km x 3.5km V2 (S5P_L2__CLOUD__HiR) at GES DISC | 2 | Sentinel-5P | TROPOMI | 2018-04-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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