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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska 1 SPOT-1, LANDSAT ETM+, MSS 1976-08-04 to 2008-12-31

N: 70.5422 S: 68.2881 E: -148.085 W: -151.196

multiple
Regridded Harmonized World Soil Database v1.2 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
Soil Moisture Profiles and Temperature Data from SoilSCAPE Sites, USA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION 2011-08-03 to 2019-12-14

N: 42.299 S: 31.7355 E: -83.663 W: -120.99

netCDF-4
SENTINEL-1B_SINGLE_POL_METADATA_GRD_HIGH_RES 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

LBA-ECO ND-04 Termite Mound and Soil Characterization, Amazonas, Brazil: 1999-2001 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, AAS, BALANCE, CORING DEVICES 1999-12-15 to 2002-06-26

N: -2.518 S: -2.518 E: -60.03 W: -60.03

CSV
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01

N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25

multiple
BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

ASCII
SMAPVEX12 Surface Roughness Data for Agricultural Area V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

1 Meters x 1 Meters ASCII, CSV
BOREAS TF-06 SSA-YA Surface Energy Flux and Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, BAROMETERS 1994-07-19 to 1994-09-19

N: 53.66 S: 53.66 E: -105.32 W: -105.32

ASCII
Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology 1 Publications Computer 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31

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

PDF
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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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