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Carbon (Soil) Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Soil Moisture Visualizer, and the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of soil carbon data.
Featured Soil Carbon Observation Method: SMAP
The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) platform measures surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw state. These direct measurements improve our understanding of regional water cycles, ecosystem productivity, and processes that link the water, energy, and carbon cycles.
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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Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.
GIBS now has Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) layers available for soil moisture and temperature, snow mass, heterotrophic respiration, and more.
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