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Land Surface Data Access and Tools

NASA data provide key measurements of Earth’s land, allowing researchers to accurately understand its composition, processes, uses, and interactions. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS Edition1B JPSS-1, NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present GLOBAL, TROPOSPHERE netCDF-4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NOAA20-FM6-VIIRS Edition1C NOAA-20 CERES-FM6, VIIRS 2018-05-01 to Present GLOBAL netCDF-4
NOAA-11 AVHRR Top-of-Atmosphere Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg. CMG NOAA-11 AVHRR 1988-11-08 to 1995-01-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS
NOAA-16 AVHRR Top-of-Atmosphere Reflectance Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG NOAA-16 AVHRR 2000-11-01 to 2008-01-02 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS
A Compilation of Global Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Data NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1977-11-16 to 2012-06-01 N: 79 S: -90 E: 177.9 W: -180 multiple
A Global Database of Gas Fluxes from Soils after Rewetting or Thawing, Version 1.0 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER 1956-01-01 to 2009-12-31 N: 74.5 S: -36.45 E: 160.525 W: -149.633 CSV
A Global Database of Soil Phosphorus Compiled from Studies Using Hedley Fractionation NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1985-01-01 to 2010-12-31 N: 63.2336 S: -42.5 E: 117.596 W: -117.861 CSV
A Global Database of Soil Respiration Data, Version 5.0 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER 1961-01-01 to 2017-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 81.8 S: -78.02 E: 175.897 W: -163.71 CSV
ABCFlux v2: Arctic-Boreal CO2 and CH4 In-situ Flux and Environmental Data FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 1984-05-01 to 2024-12-31 RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SWEDEN, FINLAND, NORWAY, MONGOLIA N: 82.8226 S: 43.323 E: 161.843 W: -165.833 CSV
ABoVE LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 AIRCRAFT, B-200, C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25C, P-3B, RQ-4 ALTIMETERS, LASERS, LVIS 2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17 CANADA, ALASKA N: 72 S: 48 E: -104 W: -158 ASCII
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Land Surface Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
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
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
OB.DAAC File Search Utility Find and download instrument data archived at OB.DAAC using mission parameters or filename patterns, including support for wildcard searching on partial filenames. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
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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