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