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Clouds Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAAMES C-130 Cloud In Situ Data, Version 1 | 1 | C-130 | CDP, CIP | 2015-11-12 to 2017-09-20 |
N: 65 S: 30 E: -30 W: -80 |
ICARTT | |
| NAMMA CLOUD MICROPHYSICS (CAPS-PIP) V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CAPS, PIP | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.0483 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA CVI CLOUD CONDENSED WATER CONTENT V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CVI, OPC, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NAMMA SMART-COMMIT MOBILE LABORATORIES V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | GAS SENSORS, TSI, PHOTOMETERS, RADIOSONDES, AERI, AETHALOMETER, MPL, PYRHELIOMETERS, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, APS, PYRANOMETERS, CG4, RADIOMETERS | 2006-08-25 to 2006-09-26 |
N: 16.734 S: 16.731 E: -22.934 W: -22.937 |
ASCII, netCDF-3, TIFF | |
| NAMMA TWO-DIMENSIONAL STEREO PROBE AND CLOUD PARTICLE IMAGER V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CPI, PMS 2D-S PROBE | 2006-08-19 to 2006-09-12 |
N: 21.9783 S: 7.03833 E: -10.5583 W: -34.1533 |
ASCII | |
| NARSTO EPA_SS_HOUSTON Differential Mobility Analyzer Data | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS | 2000-08-18 to 2001-11-07 |
N: 30 S: 29.5 E: -95 W: -95.5 |
ASCII | |
| NCAR Particle Probes IMPACTS | 1 | NASA P-3 | CDP, CPI PROBES, HVPS, PMS 2D-S PROBE | 2020-01-18 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243 |
netCDF-4 | |
| New York State Mesonet IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 2020-01-03 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 44.9057 S: 40.594 E: -72.1909 W: -79.6375 |
PNG | |
| Nimbus-7 Narrow Field of View (NFOV) Maximum Likelihood Cloud Estimation (MLCE) Data in Native Format | 1 | Nimbus-7 | ERB | 1979-05-01 to 1980-05-31 | Binary | ||
| NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V2 | 2 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2021-10-01 |
N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4, HDF-EOS5 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Ocean Products V1 | 1 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2020-06-01 |
N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5, netCDF-4 | |
| OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMMYDCLD) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura, Aqua | OMI, MODIS | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura and MODIS/Aqua Merged Cloud Product 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMMYDCLD) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura, Aqua | OMI, MODIS | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (O2-O2 Absorption) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V003 (OMCLDO2) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (O2-O2 Absorption) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V004 (OMCLDO2) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (O2-O2 Absorption) 200-km swath subset along CloudSat track V003 (OMCLDO2_CPR) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2006-06-01 to 2018-03-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (O2-O2 Absorption) Daily L2 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMCLDO2G) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (O2-O2 Absorption) Zoomed 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x12km V003 (OMCLDO2Z) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-06 to 2019-11-12 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 NRT | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-07-15 |
N: 90 S: 90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) 200-km swath subset along CloudSat track V003 (OMCLDRR_CPR) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2006-06-01 to 2018-03-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Effective Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V003 (OMCLDRR) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Effective Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMCLDRR) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers | |
| OMI/Aura Effective Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMCLDRR) OMINRT | 004 | Aura | OMI | 2004-07-15 |
N: 90 S: 90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| OMI/Aura Effective Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24 km V004 (OMCLDRR) OMINRT | 004 | Aura | OMI | 2004-07-15 |
N: 90 S: 90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| OMI/Aura Effective Cloud Pressure and Fraction (Raman Scattering) Daily L2 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3 (OMCLDRRG) at GES DISC | 003 | Aura | OMI | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
24 Kilometers x 13 Kilometers |
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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