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Climate Indicators Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness V002 | 2 | C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION | ATM | 2009-03-31 to 2019-11-20 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| 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 Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength V002 | 2 | C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25C, P-3B | ATM | 2013-03-20 to 2019-11-20 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Meters x 2 Meters | HDF5 |
| IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness V002 | 2 | DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 2010-11-20 to 2013-04-20 |
N: 83 S: 59 E: -12 W: -74 N: -63 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Meters x 25 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| IceBridge UAF L2 HF Bed Elevation and Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | DHC-3 | RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS | 2013-03-22 to 2016-08-16 |
N: 63 S: 56 E: -129 W: -157 |
ASCII | |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 | 4 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2025-04-30 |
N: 88 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) Observed Climate Change Impacts Database, Version 2.01 | 2.01 | MODELS | Computer | 2007-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) Observed Climate Change Impacts Database | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 1970-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel, WMS | |
| ISLSCP II Global Sea Ice Concentration | 1 | COMPUTERS, Nimbus-7, DMSP | Computer, SMMR, SSM/I | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| LBA-ECO CD-05 Soil VWC and Meteorology, Rainfall Exclusion, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TDR | 1999-01-01 to 2007-04-20 |
N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO LC-14 Root Biomass and Phenology, km 67 Site, Para, Brazil: 2001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-07-25 to 2004-02-29 |
N: -2.857 S: -2.857 E: -54.959 W: -54.959 |
CSV | |
| Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Machine learning-based Arctic-boreal terrestrial ecosystem CO2 fluxes, 2001-2020 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 33.68 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| 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 |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Image Mosaics from MODIS V001 | 1 | Aqua, Terra | MODIS | 2008-03-01 to 2016-09-30 |
N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109 |
100 Meters x 100 Meters 500 Meters x 500 Meters |
GeoTIFF |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Annual 240 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1997-2021 V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1997-10-01 to 2021-03-14 |
N: -57.6 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
240 Meters x 240 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 | 1 | CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2 | SIRAL, RA-2, RA | 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16 |
N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1920 Meters x 1920 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Greenland Monthly 120 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1972-2022 V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-09-15 to 2022-02-15 |
N: 81.51 S: 58.33 E: 11.32 W: -94.4 |
120 Meters x 120 Meters | netCDF-4, MP4 |
| MERRA-2 statM_2d_edi_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Extremes Detection Indices based on 1991-2020 V2 (M2SMNXEDI) at GES DISC | 2 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 statM_2d_edi_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Extremes Detection Indices V1 (M2SMNXEDI) at GES DISC | 1 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 statM_2d_pct_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Percentiles based on 1991-2020 V2 (M2SMNXPCT) at GES DISC | 2 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 statM_2d_pct_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Percentiles V1 (M2SMNXPCT) at GES DISC | 1 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| Methane Fluxes from Shorelines and Differing Surfaces, Big Trail Lake, Alaska, 2019 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | GAS SENSORS | 2019-07-04 to 2019-12-14 |
N: 64.9208 S: 64.9171 E: -147.818 W: -147.825 |
CSV | |
| MiCASA 3-hourly NPP NEE Fluxes 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree | 1 | CASA-GFED3-V3 | NOT APPLICABLE | 2001-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 179 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| MiCASA Daily NPP Rh ATMC NEE FIRE FUEL Fluxes 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree | 1 | CASA-GFED3-V3 | NOT APPLICABLE | 2001-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 179 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees |
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