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Droughts Data Access and Tools
NASA’s drought data include estimates of forest carbon stocks, fluxes, and productivity and land surface open water cover maps. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to detect and monitor the extent of droughts around the world.
Droughts Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Multihazard Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG |
| LBA-ECO CD-05 Forest Understory Fuel Loads, Paragominas, Para, Brazil: 2001 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE | 2001-01-01 to 2001-01-01 |
N: -2.983 S: -2.983 E: -47.516 W: -47.516 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-05 Understory Fuel Stick Moisture, km 67 Site, Para, Brazil: 1998-2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE | 1998-10-09 to 2000-11-17 |
N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 |
CSV | |
| NACP: Forest Carbon Stocks, Fluxes and Productivity Estimates, Western USA, 1979-2099 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2099-12-31 |
N: 49.0351 S: 31.1875 E: -101.961 W: -124.812 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| U.S. Climate Risk Projections by County, 2040-2049 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2040-01-01 to 2049-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
Shapefile, PDF, PNG, Excel |
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Droughts 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 | |
| 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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