3. Terra/MODIS Cloud Mask (S. A. Ackerman, W. P. Menzel – NOAA/NESDIS, Univ. Wisconsin) True Color Composite (0.65, 0.56, 0.47) King et al. (2003) Cloud Mask June 4, 2001 Confident Clear Probably Clear Cloudy Probably Cloudy

4. Monthly Mean Cloud Fraction during Daytime (M. D. King, S. Platnick et al. – NASA GSFC) April 2003 ( Collection 4 )

5. Zonal Mean Cloud Fraction during Daytime (M. D. King, S. Platnick et al. – NASA GSFC) April 2004 ( Collection 4 ) 1.0 Cloud Fraction (Daytime) 0.0 0.4 -90 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 Latitude 0.7 0.3 0.1 Terra Aqua Ocean Land

6. Time Series of Cloud Fraction during the Daytime (M. D. King, S. Platnick et al. – NASA GSFC) 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 Cloud Fraction (Daytime) Jul02 Sep02 Nov02 Jan03 Mar03 May03 Jul03 Sep03 Nov03 Jan04 Mar04 May04 Jul04 Terra Aqua

8. GLAS Global Cloud Cover (J. D. Spinhirne et al. – NASA GSFC) October 16-November 16, 2003 70% Global Cloud Cover 45% Single Layer Cloud Cover 25% Multiple Layer Cloud Cover 1.0 0.0 Cumulative Frequency 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.2 Number of Layers 0 1 2 3 4 5

10. Terra/MODIS Cloud Thermodynamic Phase (M. D. King, S. Platnick, J. Ri édi et al. – NASA GSFC, U. Lille) True Color Composite (0.65, 0.56, 0.47) Ice Clouds Liquid Clear Sky Ice Uncertain Thermodynamic Phase Water Clouds Collection 5 March 22, 2001

11. Terra/MODIS Cloud Top Pressure and Temperature (W. P. Menzel – NOAA/NESDIS, Univ. Wisconsin) 600 800 100 200 300 1000 400 Cloud Top Pressure (hPa) Cloud Top Temperature (K) Collection 5 Cloud Top Pressure (hPa) Cloud Top Temperature (K) 250 275 150 175 200 300 225

12. Spatially Complete Spectral Albedo Maps (E. G. Moody, M. D. King, S. Platnick, C. B. Schaaf, F. Gao – GSFC, BU) Moody et al. (2005) Moody et al. (2005)

13. Snow Albedo by Forest Ecosystems Northern Hemisphere Multiyear Average (2000-2004)

14. Snow Albedo for Sparse Vegetation Ecosystems Northern Hemisphere Multiyear Average (2000-2004)

15. Spatially Complete White-Sky Albedo January 1-16, 2002 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.2 Surface Albedo (0.86 µm) 0.4 Snow-free Snow-covered

16. Cloud Optical Thickness and Effective Radius (M. D. King, S. Platnick – NASA GSFC) Ice Clouds 100 100 1 1 10 10 30 Cloud Optical Thickness Cloud Effective Radius (µm) Ice Clouds 60 6 2 16 33 51 15 9 23 Water Clouds Water Clouds Collection 5 24 42

17. Cloud Optical Thickness and Effective Radius Uncertainty Cloud Optical Thickness Uncertainty (%) Cloud Effective Radius Uncertainty (µm) 1 100 Uncertainty (%) Collection 5 March 22, 2001 10

18. Monthly Mean Cloud Effective Radius (M. D. King, S. Platnick et al. – NASA GSFC) April 2003 ( Collection 4 ) QA Mean

19. California / California Current Regime Monthly Joint Histogram Counts of Liquid Water Clouds over Ocean 32°-40°N, 117°-125°W June 2003 Terra/MODIS (AM Overpass) Aqua/MODIS (PM Overpass) Cloud Optical Thickness 10 50 40 30 20 15 8 6 4 2 0 Cloud Effective Radius (µm) Cloud Effective Radius (µm) 2 4 6 8 10 12.5 15 17.5 25 20 30 2 4 6 8 10 12.5 15 17.5 25 20 30 10 50 40 30 20 15 8 6 4 2 0

21. Terra/MODIS Aerosol Optical Thickness (Y. J. Kaufman, L. A. Remer, D. Tanré - NASA GSFC, Univ. Lille) King et al. (2003) 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.0 True Color Composite (0.65, 0.56, 0.47) Aerosol Optical Thickness  a (0.56 µm) May 4, 2001 sunglint

24. Aerosol Optical Thickness of Dust plumes in Africa (N. C. Hsu, S. C. Tsay, M. D. King, and J. R. Herman – NASA GSFC) Hsu et al. (2004) SeaWiFS Cloud Cloud