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Photosynthetically Active Radiation Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, Giovanni, and Earthdata Search guide users in making the most of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) data.
Photosynthetically Active Radiation Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS RSS-07 Regional LAI and FPAR Images From Ten-Day AVHRR-LAC Composites | 1 | NOAA-11 | AVHRR | 1994-04-09 to 1994-09-10 |
N: 61.01 S: 48.83 E: -93.29 W: -115.41 |
Binary | |
| Spectral Reflectance and Ancillary Data, Tundra Transect, North Slope, AK, 2000-2022 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 2000-06-30 to 2022-08-08 |
N: 71.3221 S: 71.322 E: -156.602 W: -156.604 |
multiple | |
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Shortwave 3-Hourly Fluxes | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 1983-07-01 to 2017-06-30 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS | 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 PAR Measurements, Kalahari Transect, Botswana, Wet Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PAR SENSORS | 2000-03-05 to 2000-03-18 |
N: -18.6386 S: -24.1642 E: 25.5003 W: 21.6964 |
CSV | |
| Saildrone 2021 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project | 1 | Saildrone | CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 2021-07-06 to 2021-10-21 |
N: 71 S: 65 E: -164.5 W: -168 |
netCDF-4 | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1995 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 |
ASCII | |
| ABoVE: Light-Curve Modelling of Gridded GPP Using MODIS MAIAC and Flux Tower Data | 1 | Terra, MODELS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua | MODIS, Computer, MMS | 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 79.7489 S: 50.0604 E: -73.6407 W: -172.078 |
HDF4 | |
| BOREAS TE-09 Photosynthetic Response Data | 1 | PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19 |
N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.67 |
ASCII | |
| LBA-ECO CD-07 GOES-8 L3 Gridded Surface Radiation and Rain Rate for Amazonia: 1999 | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1999-03-01 to 2005-06-29 |
N: 5 S: -15 E: -40 W: -75 |
Binary |
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Photosynthetically Active Radiation Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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