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Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
OMPS/NPP PCA SO2 Total Column 1-Orbit L2 Swath 50x50km V2 (OMPS_NPP_NMSO2_PCA_L2) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP OMPS 2012-01-26 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Arctic Boreal Annual Burned Area, Circumpolar Boreal Forest and Tundra, V2, 2002-2022 2 COMPUTERS, Terra Computer, MODIS 2002-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 83.626 S: 50 E: 177.16 W: -179.522

COG
ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols 1.5 NASA DC-8 PALMS, WAS, LASER SPECTROMETER, SPECTROMETERS, CIMS, PHOTOMETERS 2016-07-29 to 2018-05-21

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Methane Emissions from Dairy Sources (Vista-CA), State of California, USA, 2019 1.2 MODELS Computer 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 41.9263 S: 32.7263 E: -115.29 W: -124.29

GeoTIFF
MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) campaign, California, USA, 2016 1.2 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-18

N: 35.846 S: 33.56 E: -118.333 W: -120.883

multiple
ABoVE: Synthesis of Post-Fire Regeneration Across Boreal North America 1.1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer 1989-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 66.9617 S: 49.1156 E: -71.0133 W: -152.2

CSV
ABoVE: Wildfire Date of Burning within Fire Scars across Alaska and Canada, 2001-2019 1.1 COMPUTERS, SATELLITES Computer, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 70.1592 S: 41.7456 E: -53.8267 W: -178.841

Shapefile
Global Landslide Nowcast from LHASA L4 1 day 1 km x 1 km version 1.1 (Global_Landslide_Nowcast) at GES DISC 1.1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2000-06-14 to 2020-12-31

N: 60 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

CMS: Mangrove Forest Cover Extent and Change across Major River Deltas, 2000-2016 1.1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, STS-99 TM, ETM+, OLI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, SRTM 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 22.5041 S: -28.0001 E: 107.027 W: -82.0002

GeoTIFF
Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012 1.1 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2003-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 52.0938 S: 28.4705 E: -100.538 W: -130.435

GeoTIFF
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Human Dimensions Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
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
EONET Use NASA Earth Observatory's Natural Event Tracker to look for natural events as they occur all across the planet. Access, Data Curation, Monitoring Natural Events
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
GUARDIAN The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. Monitoring Natural Events
Hazards Mapper The Hazards Mapper enables users to rapidly get an idea of the population, land area, dams, and nuclear power plants that could be impacted by a wide range of natural events, including floods, earthquakes, fires, and volcanic eruptions. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Hurricane Intensity Estimator NASA's Hurricane Intensity Estimator is an online platform that demonstrates the use of a machine learning model for estimating the wind speed of hurricanes. Visualization, Monitoring Natural Events
NYS FIDSS Mapper The New York State Flood Information Decision Support System Mapper is an easy-to-use mapping tool visualizes building footprint data for nearly all New York State’s infrastructure, except New York City. Visualization
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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