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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 |
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| TEMPO cloud pressure and fraction (O2-O2 dimer) V02 (NRT) (PROVISIONAL) | V02 | IS-40e | TEMPO | 2025-09-17 to Present | netCDF-4 | ||
| TEMPO gridded cloud fraction and pressure (O2-O2 dimer) V02 (NRT) (PROVISIONAL) | V02 | IS-40e | TEMPO | 2025-09-17 to Present | netCDF-4 | ||
| THIR/Nimbus-7 Level 1 Cloud Data in ERB Format (NCLE) V001 (THIRN7L2NCLE) at GES DISC | 001 | Nimbus-7 | THIR | 1979-04-01 to 1985-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOMS/EP Near UV Aerosol Index and LER 1-Orbit L2 40x40km at GES DISC | 2 | EP-TOMS | TOMS | 1996-07-16 to 2002-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSA5NG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 | 1986-11-26 to 1991-08-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSA5NH) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-11 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1988-10-12 to 1994-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSA5ND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 | 1991-07-04 to 1994-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSA5NF) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-9 | TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 | 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSA5TN ) at GES DISC | 01 | TIROS-N | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1978-12-01 to 1979-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSADNG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-11-25 to 1991-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSADNH) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-11 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1988-10-12 to 1994-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSADND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1991-07-04 to 1994-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSADNF) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-9 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1984-12-27 to 1987-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSADTN) at GES DISC | 01 | TIROS-N | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1978-11-29 to 1979-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 02 (TOVSAMNG) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-10 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1987-01-01 to 1991-08-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSAMNG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-11-30 to 1991-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-11 02 (TOVSAMNH) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-11 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1988-11-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSAMNH) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-11 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1988-10-31 to 1994-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-12 02 (TOVSAMND) at GES DISCc | 02 | NOAA-12 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1991-06-01 to 1998-11-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSAMND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1991-06-30 to 1994-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-14 02 (TOVSAMNJ) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-14 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1995-02-01 to 2004-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-6 02 (TOVSAMNA) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-6 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1979-08-01 to 1983-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-7 02 (TOVSAMNC) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-7 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1981-08-01 to 1985-01-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-8 02 (TOVSAMNE) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-8 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1983-05-01 to 1984-05-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 02 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC | 02 | NOAA-9 | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1985-01-01 to 1986-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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