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ISLSCP II Data Access and Tools
Find datasets from the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project, Initiative II (ISLSCP II) and access related data tools.
Data at ISLSCP II
| Dataset Sort descending | Processing Level | Data State | Temporal Extent | Platform | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Gas Exchange | 3 | COMPLETE | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Carbon Dioxide, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide |
| ISLSCP II Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Consumption by Continental Erosion | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Shapefile | Weathering, Sediment Transport, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Rivers/Streams |
| ISLSCP II AVHRR Albedo and BRDF, 1995 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | Shapefile | Albedo, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index, Land Use/Land Cover, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II C4 Vegetation Percentage | 3 | COMPLETE | 1993-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | ASCII | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuels, Cement, and Gas Flaring | 3 | COMPLETE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Shapefile | Fossil Fuel Burning, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Emissions, Gas Flaring |
| ISLSCP II Carbon Dioxide Flux at Harvard Forest and Northern BOREAS Sites | 3 | COMPLETE | 1992-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY, COMPUTERS | Shapefile | Primary Production, Biogeochemical Cycles, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Emissions, Respiration Rate |
| ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) |
| ISLSCP II Cloud and Meteorology Parameters | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Shapefile | Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Continuous Fields of Vegetation Cover, 1992-1993 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1992-04-01 to 1993-05-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance, Vegetation Index |
| ISLSCP II CRU05 Climate Time Series for Global Land Areas, 1986-1995 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Precipitation Amount, Cloud Frequency, Humidity, Air Temperature, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) |
| ISLSCP II Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Monthly Albedo, 1986-1990 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1990-02-01 | NOAA-9, ERBS, NOAA-10 | Shapefile | Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters | 3 | COMPLETE | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | ASCII Grid | Albedo, Precipitation Rate, Surface Winds, Upper Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Atmospheric Temperature, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Albedo |
| ISLSCP II Ecosystem Rooting Depths | 3 | COMPLETE | 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | ASCII | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II EDGAR 3 Gridded Greenhouse and Ozone Precursor Gas Emissions | 4 | COMPLETE | 1970-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Shapefile | Nitrogen Compounds, Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds, Emissions, Sulfur Compounds |
| ISLSCP II FASIR-adjusted NDVI, 1982-1998 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II FASIR-adjusted NDVI Biophysical Parameter Fields, 1982-1998 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Shapefile | Vegetation Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| ISLSCP II Gauge-Based Analyses of Daily Precipitation over Global Land Areas | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | Shapefile | Precipitation Amount |
| ISLSCP II GIMMS Monthly NDVI, 1981-2002 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1981-07-01 to 2002-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Global Gridded Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | Terra | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Population Distribution |
| ISLSCP II Global Gridded Soil Characteristics | 3 | COMPLETE | 1995-01-01 to 1996-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | ASCII | Soil Bulk Density, Sediment Transport, Primary Production, Biogeochemical Cycles, Soil Chemistry, Soil Depth |
| ISLSCP II Global Population of the World | 3 | COMPLETE | 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | Terra | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Population Size, Population Distribution |
| ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Monthly Precipitation | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | GROUND STATIONS | multiple | Precipitation Amount, Rain |
| ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 1, Pentad Precipitation | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS | Shapefile | Precipitation Amount, Rain |
| ISLSCP II Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 2, Monthly Precipitation | 3 | COMPLETE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | GROUND STATIONS | Shapefile | Precipitation Amount, Rain |
| ISLSCP II Global Primary Production Data Initiative Gridded NPP Data | 3 | COMPLETE | 1970-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Shapefile | Carbon, Grasslands, Forests, Vegetation Cover |
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