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Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Nitrogen Deposition onto the United States and Western Europe 1 LABORATORY ION CHROMATOGRAPHS 1987-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 70.5 S: 25 E: 44.5 W: -124

Text File
SAFARI 2000 Gas Emissions from Biofuel Use and Production, September 2000 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS 2000-09-10 to 2000-09-16

N: -14.86 S: -14.86 E: 24.82 W: 24.82

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 1 TERRA, NOAA-12, Aqua MODIS, AVHRR 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31

N: 5.3 S: -33.75 E: -34.8 W: -74

multiple
CMS: Atmospheric Methane Concentrations and Prior Emissions, Boston, MA, 2012-2014 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTROMETERS 2012-09-01 to 2014-06-30

N: 43.2 S: 41.5 E: -70 W: -72.2

CSV
Understory Vegetation Biomass from Selected Burned and Unburned sites in Alaska 1 FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-11

N: 68.991 S: 63.8799 E: -146.558 W: -150.28

CSV
ISLSCP II Global Gridded Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990 1 TERRA MODIS 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31

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

Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-01 Northern Ecuadorian Amazon Household Surveys, Summary Results: 1999 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1999-01-01 to 1999-12-31

N: -0.5 S: -0.5 E: -77 W: -77

CSV
ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Boreal Forest Stands, SK, Canada, 2016 1 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, SOIL SAMPLER, CLINOMETERS, GPS, Computer 2016-05-30 to 2016-06-16

N: 57.3646 S: 54.091 E: -104.693 W: -109.173

CSV
Vulcan: High-Resolution Hourly Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in USA, 2010-2015, Version 3 1 MODELS Computer 2010-01-01 to 2016-01-01

N: 73.7533 S: 22.8582 E: -65.3082 W: -165.214

netCDF-4 classic
ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Spruce Forest Sites, Tanana, AK, 2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, TM 2017-07-26 to 2017-07-28

N: 65.2315 S: 65.0968 E: -151.951 W: -152.416

CSV
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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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