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Permafrost Data Access and Tools

From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Soil Moisture Visualizer guide users in making the most of permafrost data.

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
ERS-2 Level 1 Product	1	ERS-2	SAR	1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
GeoCryoAI: Ensemble Learning and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback in Alaska, 1963-2022	1	COMPUTERS	Computer	1960-01-01 to 2022-12-31	N: 72 S: 54 E: -134.776 W: -170		TAR
Gridded Winter Soil CO2 Flux Estimates for pan-Arctic and Boreal Regions, 2003-2100	1	Models	Computer	1993-01-01 to 2100-11-30	N: 89.979 S: -84.6916 E: 179.896 W: -180		multiple
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001	1	Aqua, Terra	AIRS, MODIS	2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31	N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63	1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers	netCDF-4
KMZ for ALOS PALSAR Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product	1	ALOS	PALSAR	2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
LBA Regional Hydrographic Data, 1-Degree, Release 2.2 (Cogley)	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01	N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85		multiple
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
Northern and Mid-Latitude Soil Database, Version 1, R1	2	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31	N: 71.4 S: 50.9 E: -129.3 W: -180		Shapefile
Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska	1	COMPUTERS, ALOS	Computer, PALSAR	2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17	N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287		multiple
Pre-ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness and Soil Water Content, Barrow, Alaska, 2013	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS	Computer, GPR	2013-08-10 to 2013-08-15	N: 71.388 S: 71.027 E: -155.772 W: -157.266		CSV
Pre-ABoVE: Ground-penetrating Radar Measurements of ALT on the Alaska North Slope	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	GPR, GPS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE	2014-08-10 to 2014-08-15	N: 69.15 S: 68.4 E: -148.7 W: -149.5		CSV
Projections of Permafrost Thaw and Carbon Release for RCP 4.5 and 8.5, 1901-2299	1	Models	Computer	1901-01-01 to 2300-12-31	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
RADARSAT-1 Level 0 Product	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Product	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
RADARSAT-1_POLAR_YEAR_ANTARCTICA_LEVEL1	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1997-09-07 to 1997-10-20
RADARSAT-1_POLAR_YEAR_GREENLAND_LEVEL0	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	2000-09-03 to 2001-01-24
RADARSAT-1_POLAR_YEAR_GREENLAND_LEVEL1	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	2000-09-03 to 2001-01-23
RADARSAT-1_POLAR_YEAR_KAMCHATKA_LEVEL1	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1999-12-02 to 2000-01-30
RADARSAT-1_POLAR_YEAR_TOOLIK_LEVEL1	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	2006-10-08 to 2006-12-12
RADARSAT-1_RAMP_AMM-1_ANTARCTICA_ADDITIONAL	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1997-09-19 to 1997-10-14
RADARSAT-1_RAMP_AMM-1_ANTARCTICA_DERIVED	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1997-09-19 to 1997-10-14
RADARSAT-1_RAMP_AMM-1_ANTARCTICA_MOSAICS	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1997-09-19 to 1997-10-14
RADARSAT-1_RAMP_AMM-1_ANTARCTICA_TILES	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	1997-09-19 to 1997-10-14
RADARSAT-1_RAMP_MAMM_ANTARCTICA_ADDITIONAL	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	2000-09-03 to 2000-11-18
RADARSAT-1_RAMP_MAMM_ANTARCTICA_COHERENCE	1	RADARSAT-1	SAR	2000-09-03 to 2000-11-18

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SMAP L-Band Radiometer Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time soil moisture data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L-Band Radiometer instrument are available through Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

SMAP's rotating golden antenna functions like a satellite dish to focus radio waves from Earth's surface into a collector on the spacecraft

Rounding up Data with a Golden Lasso: Getting Soil Moisture Data from SMAP to DAAC

NASA's SMAP team turns raw satellite data into more than a dozen data products for data users around the world.

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Two Sensors are Greater than One: Observing Drought with SMAP and MODIS

Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.

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Don't Pass the Salt! NASA's Salinity Mission Continues with SMAP

This webinar will compare sea surface salinity data collected by the Aquarius and SMAP missions. We will showcase data visualization and data access tools available through NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center.

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