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Climate Data Record Variable Exploration

Climate Data Records (CDR) provide dozens of variables. Use the information below to help find what you’re looking for. Click through to the product pages for access to the data. Data is available online, some are supported via THREDDS and AIRS. Most are also available via the Cloud (e.g. AWS, Google).

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
AVHRR Cloud Properties - NASA CDR 1978–2016 Global 4 km twice daily
Cloud Properties - ISCCP H-Series CDR 1983–present Global 1 deg 3-hourly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
Polar Pathfinder -Extended CDR 1982–present Poles (EASE grid) 25 km twice daily
AVHRR Cloud Properties - NASA CDR 1978–2016 Global 4 km twice daily
Cloud Properties - ISCCP H-Series CDR 1983–present Global 1 deg 3-hourly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
Polar Pathfinder -Extended CDR 1982–present Poles (EASE grid) 25 km twice daily
AVHRR Cloud Properties - NASA CDR 1978–2016 Global 4 km twice daily

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
AVHRR Cloud Properties - NASA CDR 1978–2016 Global 4 km twice daily

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
Polar Pathfinder -Extended CDR 1982–present Poles (EASE grid) 25 km twice daily
Cloud Properties - ISCCP H-Series CDR 1983–present Global 1 deg 3-hourly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
Polar Pathfinder -Extended CDR 1982–present Poles (EASE grid) 25 km twice daily
AVHRR Cloud Properties - NASA CDR 1978–2016 Global 4 km twice daily
Cloud Properties - ISCCP H-Series CDR 1983–present Global 1 deg 3-hourly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
Polar Pathfinder -Extended CDR 1982–present Poles (EASE grid) 25 km twice daily
Cloud Properties - ISCCP H-Series CDR 1983–present Global 1 deg 3-hourly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Precipitation - CMORPH CDR 1998–present Global gridded @ 0.25 deg daily
Precipitation - GPCP Daily CDR 1996–present Global gridded @ 1 deg daily
Precipitation - GPCP Monthly CDR 1979–present Global gridded @ 2.5 deg monthly
Precipitation - PERSIANN CDR 1983–present 60N - 60S gridded @ 0.25 deg daily
Precipitation - NEXRAD QPE CDR 2002–2011 CONUS gridded @ 1km x 1km hourly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
PATMOS-x Cloud Properties CDR 1981–present Global 0.1 deg twice daily
Hydrological Properties CDR 2005–present Global 16 km and 48 km @ nadir monthly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Hydrological Properties CDR 2000–present Global 16 km and 48 km @ nadir monthly
IR Sounder Upper Tropospheric Humidity BT CDR 1978–present Global 2.5 deg grid monthly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Hydrological Properties CDR 2005–present Global 16 km and 48 km @ nadir monthly
Sea Ice Concentration CDR 1978–present Polar Regions 25 km x 25 km grid daily
Sea Surface Temperature – Optimum Interpolation CDR 1981–present Global Ocean 0.25 deg, 1440x720 grid daily

CDR Period of record Spatial coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Sea Surface Temperature - Optimum Interpolation CDR 1981–present Global Ocean 0.25 deg, 1440x720 grid daily
Sea Surface Temperature - Pathfinder CDR 1981–2023 Global Ocean 4.6 km satellite swaths twice daily
Sea Surface Temperature - WHOI CDR 1988–2021 Global Ocean 0.25 deg, 1440x720 grid 3 hourly

CDR Period of record Spatial coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Ocean Near-Surface Atmospheric Properties CDR Jan 1988–Aug 2021 Global Ocean 0.25 deg, 1440x720 grid 3-hourly
Sea Surface Temperature - Pathfinder CDR 1981–2023 Global Ocean 4.6 km satellite swaths twice daily

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Snow Cover Extent (Northern Hemisphere) CDR 1966–present Northern Hemisphere 88 × 88 NMC-based half mesh grid  daily
Hydrological Properties CDR 2005–present Global 16 km and 48 km @ nadir weekly

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Hydrological Properties CDR 2005–present Global 16 km and 48 km @ nadir weekly
Polar Pathfinder - Extended CDR 1982–present Polar Regions 25 km Equal-Area Scalable Earth (EASE) grid  twice daily

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
AVHRR Radiances - NASA 1978–2016 Global 4 km GAC twice daily
PATMOS-x FCDR 1979–present Global 0.1 deg x 0.1 deg equal angle grid twice daily
Polar Pathfinder FCDR 1982–present Polar Regions 5 km Equal-Area Scalable Earth (EASE) grid  twice daily

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
MSU Brightness Temperature - NOAA CDR 1978–2006 Global 250 km @ nadir daily
MW Sounder Humidity Sounding BT CDR 1998–present Global 16 km @ nadir daily
MW Sounder Temperature Sounding BT - NOAA CDR 1998–present Global 45 km @ nadir twice daily
MW Sounder Window Channels BT CDR 1998–present Global 48 km @ nadir twice daily

CDR Period of Record Spatial Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal
Passive Microwave Imager BT - CSU CDR 1987–present Global 14 x 16 km grid daily
SSMI/S Brightness Temperature - RSS CDR 1987–present Global 14 x 16 km grid daily