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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSAMNF) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-9 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from TIROS-N 02 (TOVSAMTN) at GES DISC | 02 | TIROS-N | TOVS, HIRS/2, MSU | 1978-12-01 to 1979-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSAMTN) at GES DISC | 01 | TIROS-N | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1978-11-30 to 1979-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS LMD 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSB5NG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-12-31 to 1991-09-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS LMD 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSB5ND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1991-06-29 to 1995-07-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS LMD DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSBDNG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-12-31 to 1991-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS LMD DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSBDND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1991-06-29 to 1995-07-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS LMD MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSBMNG) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-10 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1986-12-31 to 1991-09-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TOVS LMD MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSBMND) at GES DISC | 01 | NOAA-12 | HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS | 1991-06-30 to 1995-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRACER-AQ JSC G-V Aircraft Remotely Sensed High Spectral Resolution Lidar-2 (HSRL-2) Data | 1 | G-V | HSRL-2 | 2021-08-09 to 2021-09-29 | HDF5 | ||
| TRMM Combined Precipitation Radar and Microwave Imager Rainfall Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2B31) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR, TMI | 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-01 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM Convective and Stratiform Heating L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V6 (TRMM_CSH) at GES DISC | 6 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-01 to 2011-07-01 |
N: 37 S: -37 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM Microwave Imager Hydrometeor Profile L2 1.5 hours V7 (TRMM_2A12) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-31 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM Microwave Imager Oceanic Rainfall L3 1 month 5 degree x 5 degree V7 (TRMM_3A11) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-01 to 2015-03-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM Microwave Imager Precipitation Profile L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3A12) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-01 to 2015-03-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGER (TMI) WENTZ OCEAN PRODUCTS V3 | 3 | TRMM | TMI | 2006-09-17 to 2015-04-03 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS4 | |
| TRMM PR Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating Profiles L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G25) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR | 1997-12-31 to 2015-04-01 |
N: 37 S: -37 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM Precipitation Radar Spectral Latent Heating L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3H25) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR | 1998-01-01 to 2015-04-01 |
N: 37 S: -37 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM TMI/PR Combined Gridded Orbital Spectral Latent Heating L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3G31) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR | 1997-12-31 to 2015-04-01 |
N: 37 S: -37 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| TRMM TMI/PR Combined Precipitation L3 1 month 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V7 (TRMM_3B31) at GES DISC | 7 | TRMM | PR, TMI | 1997-12-01 to 2015-03-31 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment - University of Washington instrumented C-131A aircraft Data Set | 1 | C-131A | PCASP, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, TSI-3562 Nephelometer, PROBES, FSSP | 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-31 | ASCII | ||
| Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) IMPACTS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2020-01-15 to 2020-02-28 |
N: 37.9543 S: 37.9194 E: -75.4462 W: -75.4912 |
ASCII | |
| UAlbany Parsivel IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | DISDROMETERS | 2020-01-30 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 42.6957 S: 42.67091583252 E: -73.804445495605 W: -73.8419 |
netCDF-4 | |
| UND Cloud Microphysics IMPACTS V1 | 1 | NASA P-3 | 2DS, CDP, CPI, HVPS, NEVZOROV PROBE, PMS KING PROBE, ROSEMOUNT PROBES | 2020-01-25 to 2023-02-28 |
N: 48.237 S: 33.261 E: -64.987 W: -95.243 |
ASCII |
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