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Dataset Sort descending Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TRACE-A Supplementary Satellite Data 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, Nimbus-7 AVHRR-2, TOMS 1992-09-01 to 1992-11-01

N: -39.5 S: -40.5 E: -79.5 W: -80.5

GTE, GIF
TRACE-P DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Cloud Data 1 NASA DC-8, Data Analysis 1999-01-07 to 2002-03-01

N: 45.7 S: 6.89 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
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

N: 30.65 S: 25.87 E: -87.42 W: -96.45

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

5 Kilometers x 5 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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