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Climate Indicators Datasets
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECCO Global Mean Sea Level - Monthly Mean (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Global Mean Sea Level - Daily Mean (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-01 |
N: 85 S: 60 E: -15 W: -70 |
55 Decimal Degrees x 25 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-01 |
N: -70 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
360 Decimal Degrees x 20 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Ocean Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) Filtered Release 06 Version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Release 06 Version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | GRACE INTERFEROMETER, GRACE-FO MWI | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | GRACE INTERFEROMETER, GRACE-FO MWI | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Ocean Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE INTERFEROMETER | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Ocean Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 | RL06.1Mv03 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII | |
| Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 | RL06.1Mv03 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII | |
| Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 | RL06.1Mv03 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII | |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 | R01 | NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP, GCOM-W1, DMSP 5D-3/F18, PREFIRE-SAT2 | VIIRS, AMSR2, SSMIS, TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-06-29 to Present |
N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 1 R01 | R01 | Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, GCOM-W1, DMSP 5D-3/F18, PREFIRE-SAT1 | VIIRS, AMSR2, SSMIS, TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-07-24 to Present |
N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Meteorology Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 | R01 | PREFIRE-SAT2 | TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-06-29 to Present |
N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Meteorology Data for PREFIRE Satellite 1 version R01 | R01 | PREFIRE-SAT1 | TIRS-PREFIRE | 2024-07-24 to Present |
N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V007 | 7 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1988-01-01 to 2019-05-16 |
N: 84 S: 59 E: 9 W: -90 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V006 | 6 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 84 S: 59 E: 9 W: -90 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V005 | 5 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| Groundwater and Soil Moisture Conditions from GRACE and GRACE-FO Data Assimilation L4 7-days 0.125 x 0.125 degree U.S. V4.0 (GRACEDADM_CLSM0125US_7D) | 4.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2002-04-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
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| MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V004 | 4 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 | 4 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2026-04-30 |
N: 88 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V004 | 4 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2020-10-01 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Groundwater and Soil Moisture Conditions from GRACE and GRACE-FO Data Assimilation L4 7-days 0.25 x 0.25 degree Global V3.0 (GRACEDADM_CLSM025GL_7D) | 3.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
Climate Indicators Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading | |
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| SOTO | State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| VEDA | NASA's VEDA project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and GIS capabilities. | Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing |
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