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| Dataset Sort descending | Processing Level | Data State | Temporal Extent | Platform | Instrument | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Concise Experiment Plan for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment | 4 | COMPLETE | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer | Forests, Vegetation, Methane, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alpine/Tundra | |
| ABCFlux v2: Arctic-Boreal CO2 and CH4 In-situ Flux and Environmental Data | 3 | COMPLETE | 1984-05-01 to 2024-12-31 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SURVEYING TOOLS | CSV | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), GREENHOUSE GAS FLUX, Soils, Soil Temperature, Lake/Pond, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Methane, Water Table, Air Temperature, Active Layer, Soil Depth |
| ABoVE: Active Layer and Soil Moisture Properties from AirMOSS P-band SAR in Alaska | 3 | COMPLETE | 2014-08-16 to 2017-10-10 | G-III, MODELS | RADAR, Computer | netCDF-4 classic | Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Roughness, Soil Depth, Active Layer |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Characteristics at Selected Sites Across Alaska | 3 | COMPLETE | 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-07 | FIELD SURVEYS | CORING DEVICES | multiple | Soil Bulk Density, Organic Matter, Active Layer, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Burned Area, Soil Ph |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Characterization of Permafrost Sites, Northern Alaska, 2018 | 2 | COMPLETE | 2018-08-22 to 2018-08-26 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | BALANCE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | CSV | Soil Texture, Active Layer, Cation Exchange Capacity, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Porosity, Organic Matter |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Properties and Multispectral Images, Imnavait Creek AK, 2024 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2024-08-17 to 2024-09-04 | UAV, FIELD INVESTIGATION | MSIS, Laser_RF | multiple | Alpine/Tundra, Nitrogen, Organic Matter, Carbon, Surface Roughness, Digital Surface Model (DSM), Active Layer |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness Derived from Airborne L- and P-band SAR, AK, 2017 | 3 | DEPRECATED | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 | G-III, MODELS, Airplane | SAR, Computer, IFSAR | netCDF-4 classic | Permafrost, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Land Subsidence, PERMAFROST MELT, Active Layer, Permafrost |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness Derived from Airborne L- and P-band SAR, Alaska, 2017 | 3 | DEPRECATED | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 | UAV | UAVSAR | netCDF-4 classic | PERMAFROST MELT, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Permafrost, Permafrost, Active Layer |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 | GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) | UAVSAR | multiple | Active Layer, Permafrost, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | SATELLITES, SMAP | MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR | netCDF-4 classic | Active Layer, Freeze/Thaw, Permafrost, Soil Depth |
| ABoVE: Aerial Photographs of Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, October 2014 | 2 | COMPLETE | 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 | Airplane | MULTI-SPECTRAL | GeoTIFF | Lake Ice, RIVER/LAKE ICE FREEZE, Lake Ice, Lake/Pond |
| ABoVE: AirSWOT Color-Infrared Imagery Over Alaska and Canada, 2017 | 2 | COMPLETE | 2017-07-09 to 2017-08-17 | B-200 | CAMERA | multiple | VISIBLE IMAGERY, Infrared Imagery, Surface Water Features |
| ABoVE: AirSWOT Ka-band Radar over Surface Waters of Alaska and Canada, 2017 | 2 | COMPLETE | 2017-07-08 to 2017-08-17 | B-200 | AirSWOT | multiple | Lakes/Reservoirs, Rivers/Streams, Wetlands, Radar Backscatter, Terrain Elevation |
| ABoVE: AirSWOT Radar, Orthomosaic, and Water Masks, Yukon Flats Basin, Alaska, 2015 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2015-06-15 to 2015-06-15 | B-200 | AirSWOT, CAMERA | multiple | Lakes/Reservoirs, Rivers/Streams, Radar Backscatter, Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY |
| ABoVE: AirSWOT Water Masks from Color-Infrared Imagery over Alaska and Canada, 2017 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2017-07-09 to 2017-08-17 | COMPUTERS, B-200 | Computer, CAMERAS | multiple | VISIBLE IMAGERY, Rivers/Stream, Infrared Imagery, Lake/Pond, Surface Water Features |
| ABoVE: Alaska Lake and Pond Occurrence | 3 | COMPLETE | 2016-05-01 to 2021-09-30 | Sentinel-2A, MODELS | Sentinel-2 MSI, Computer | COG | Lake/Pond |
| ABoVE: Alder Shrub Cover and Soil Properties, Alaska, 2019 | 1B | DEPRECATED | 2018-08-14 to 2019-08-28 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-8 | CHN ANALYZERS, IRMS, VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, OLI | multiple | Soil Bulk Density, Alpine/Tundra, Vegetation Cover, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ABoVE: Alder Shrub Cover and Soil Properties, Alaska, 2019, V2 | 1B | COMPLETE | 2018-08-14 to 2019-08-28 | LANDSAT-8, LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | OLI, CHN ANALYZERS, IRMS, VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS | multiple | Vegetation Cover, Carbon, Alpine/Tundra, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Nitrogen, Soil Bulk Density, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ABoVE: Angular-corrected MODIS MAIAC Reflectance across Alaska and Canada, 2000-2017 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-02-24 to 2017-12-31 | TERRA, Aqua | MODIS | HDF4 | Reflectance, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Cover, Reflectance |
| ABoVE: Annual Aboveground Biomass for Boreal Forests of ABoVE Core Domain, 1984-2014 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, MODELS, ICESat | TM, ETM+, Computer, GLAS | GeoTIFF | Carbon, Forests, Biomass, Vegetation Cover |
| ABoVE: Annual Phenology Derived from Landsat across the ABoVE Core Domain, 1984-2014 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 | TM, ETM+ | GeoTIFF | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Canopy Characteristics, Plant Phenology |
| ABoVE: Annual Thaw Slump Expansion on East Fork Chandalar River, Alaska, 2008-2017 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2008-08-23 to 2017-09-17 | LANDSAT | DIGITIZER | Shapefile | Erosion, Permafrost |
| ABoVE: Atmospheric Gas Concentrations from Airborne Flasks, Arctic-CAP, 2017 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2017-04-27 to 2017-11-04 | LABORATORY, Airplane | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, FLAME-IONIZATION DETECTOR, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY, FLASKS | CSV | Methane, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Nitrous Oxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Compounds, Molecular Hydrogen, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Methyl Chloride, Methyl Bromide |
| ABoVE: Atmospheric Profiles of CO, CO2 and CH4 Concentrations from Arctic-CAP, 2017 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2017-04-26 to 2017-11-05 | NASA DC-8 | PICARRO G2401-mc CO2, CH4, CO, H2O INSTRUMENT, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR | netCDF-4 | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Upper Air Temperature, Methane, Humidity, Wind Speed |
| ABoVE: AVHRR-Derived Forest Fire Burned Area-Hot Spots, Alaska and Canada, 1989-2000 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1989-05-01 to 2000-10-31 | NOAA-11, NOAA-14, MODELS | AVHRR, Computer | Shapefile | Fire Models, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area |
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