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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
Delta-X: Land Subsidence Rate, Mississippi River Delta (MRD), Louisiana, USA COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 LOUISIANA N: 30.0106 S: 28.9811 E: -90.1958 W: -91.8452 COG
Delta-X: Matlab Model for Wax Lake Delta Land Accretion MODELS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.59 S: 29.39 E: -91.33 W: -91.58 ZIP
Delta-X: Modeled Land Accretion Rate Maps, Wax Lake Delta, MRD, LA, USA, 2021 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.595 S: 29.3892 E: -91.3286 W: -91.5784 netCDF-4 classic
Delta-X: NUMAR Predictive Model for Marsh Accretion Rates and Chemical Properties COMPUTERS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31 LOUISIANA N: 29.76 S: 28.72 E: -90.19 W: -91.86 multiple
Delta-X: NUMAR Soil Accretion Modeled to 2100, MRD, Louisiana, USA COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2100-12-31 LOUISIANA N: 29.7003 S: 29.0794 E: -90.4117 W: -91.54 multiple
Delta-X: Soil Accretion Rates from Cs-137 Activity and NUMAR Validation, MRD, LA MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY Computer, SEDIMENT CORERS, HPGE 2021-09-22 to 2023-04-23 LOUISIANA N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8225 W: -91.4417 CSV
Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V3 Analytical Lab, FIELD SURVEYS IRMS, CHN ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS, CORING DEVICES 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19 LOUISIANA N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451 CSV
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1 Single Look Complex (SLC) Stack Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA, GULF OF AMERICA N: 29.7804 S: 29.0131 E: -90.1331 W: -91.8333 multiple
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1B Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7856 S: 28.9827 E: -90.1334 W: -91.6574 ENVI
Delta-X: UAVSAR L2 Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7799 S: 29.0133 E: -90.1333 W: -91.5893 ENVI
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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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