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Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Fire Intensity and Burn Severity Metrics for Circumpolar Boreal Forests, 2001-2013 1 COMPUTERS, Terra, Aqua Computer, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 80 S: 40 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF
HAQES 3-Hourly Ensemble mean surface PM2.5 Black Carbon concentration at county level, North America V1 (HAQES_NA_PM25_BC_COUNTY) at GES DISC 1 HAQES NOT APPLICABLE 2022-11-01 to Present

N: 53.5 S: 21 E: -58.5 W: -132

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
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
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
MASTER: California Fire-Burn Area Emergency Response, California, April 2008 1 B-200 MASTER 2008-04-14 to 2008-04-26

N: 37.8333 S: 32.5333 E: -116.55 W: -122.583

multiple
Forest Inventories and DBH at Burned and Unburned Forest Sites, Acre, Brazil, 2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2017-10-07 to 2017-12-13

N: -9.75418 S: -10.0833 E: -67.2818 W: -68.1477

multiple
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Human Dimensions Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
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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