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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-08-31 to 2003-02-06 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-31 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Support Daily Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-08-31 to 2003-02-06 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Support Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Support Product (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-31 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-09-01 to 2003-03-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-09-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Support Monthly Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB | 2002-09-01 to 2003-03-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Support Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Support Product (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 at GES DISC | 7.0 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-09-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| ARCTAS DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Cloud Data | 1 | NASA DC-8 | CAPS | 2008-03-16 to 2008-07-15 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS Model Data | 1 | CLIMATE MODELS, GEOS-5, GEOS-Chem | Computer | 2008-03-30 to 2008-07-14 | netCDF-3, ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft Aerosol In-situ Data | 1 | P-3B | PSAP, APS, CPC, RR Neph, AETHALOMETER, DMT SP2, DMA, LDMA, TDMA, OPC, AMS, CCN | 2008-03-25 to 2008-07-13 | ICARTT | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft CAR Data | 1 | P-3B | CAR | 2008-03-25 to 2008-07-13 | HDF4 | ||
| ARCTAS P-3B Aircraft Merge Data | 1 | P-3B | Computer | 2008-03-31 to 2008-07-13 | ICARTT | ||
| ARISE 2014 C-130 In-Situ Cloud Data | 1 | C-130 | CDP, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE | 2014-08-30 to 2014-09-25 | ICARTT | ||
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics Quick Look V007 | 007 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2025-11-14 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
280 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics V007 | 007 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
280 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V005 | 005 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2024-05-10 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere V005 | 005 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2024-05-10 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Decimal Degrees x 2 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Decimal Degrees x 2 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) CPEX | 1 | Aqua | AIRS | 2017-05-11 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 64.114389129078 S: -18.251580293096 E: -14.600802608546 W: -130.88138203742 |
HDF4 | |
| Atmospheric Profiles: TOVS - NOAA (FIFE) | 1 | NOAA-10, NOAA-9 | TOVS | 1987-01-01 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
CSV |
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