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Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM) Reflectance Data, version 1.0 1.0 G-IV PRISM 2016-06-20 to 2017-05-28

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

netCDF-4
CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness V001 1 CRYOSAT-2 SIRAL 2010-09-15 to 2025-05-15

N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180

380 Meters x 1650 Meters netCDF-3
CYGNSS Level 3 Soil Moisture Version 3.2 3.2 CYGNSS DDMI 2018-08-01

N: 38.15 S: -38.15 E: 164 W: -135

0.37 Decimal Degrees x 0.3 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.05 by 0.05 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 2.2 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present

N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees
Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.5 by 0.625 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 2.2 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present

N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees
Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set 1.0 MODELS Computer 1982-01-01, 1992-01-01, 1998-01-01, 2002-01-01

N: 6.568272 S: -39.073198 E: 39.365646 W: -7.000879

Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
Data over the SSA in Raster Format and AEAC Projection 1 MAPS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 54.5 S: 53.33 E: -103.83 W: -106.43

Binary
Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 2 2 MODELS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 52 S: 14.53 E: -52.95 W: -131.104

netCDF-4 classic
Decadal Land Use and Land Cover Classifications across India, 1985, 1995, 2005 1 LANDSAT-5, IRS-1B, LANDSAT-4 ETM+, TM, LISS-I, LISS-III, MSS 1985-01-01 to 2005-12-31

N: 36.3219 S: 6.71167 E: 98.932 W: 66.305

GeoTIFF
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6

multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 1 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-04-18

N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6

multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 2 King Air, B-200 INTERFEROMETERS, AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6

multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 1 B-200 INTERFEROMETERS, AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.7529 S: 29.0716 E: -90.5825 W: -91.5335

CSV
Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 2 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54

CSV
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance and Mosaics, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 3 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 30.2264 S: 29.0544 E: -89.0719 W: -91.5908

ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance, MRD, LA, 2021 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 29.852 S: 29.05 E: -89.67 W: -91.591

ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L1B Spectral Radiance Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 29.8483 S: 29.0617 E: -89.6796 W: -91.587

ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L2 Surface Reflectance, MRD Louisiana, 2021 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 29.85 S: 29.0248 E: -89.5899 W: -91.6389

ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L2B BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance, MRD, LA, 2021, V2 2 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25

N: 29.852 S: 29.05 E: -89.67 W: -91.591

ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Aboveground Biomass, MRD, Louisiana, USA, 2021, V2 2 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-04-01 to 2021-08-25

N: 29.85 S: 29.05 E: -89.59 W: -91.59

COG
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, USA 1 King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25

N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5945

COG
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, V2 2 King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25

N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5934

COG
Delta-X: Bed and Suspended Sediment Grain Size, MRD, LA, USA, 2019-2021, V3 3 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER, ADCP 2019-10-25 to 2021-08-24

N: 29.7044 S: 29.1715 E: -90.82 W: -91.4523

CSV
Delta-X: Bed and Suspended Sediment Grain Size, MRD, LA, USA, 2021, Version 2 2 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY CONDUCTIVITY METERS, SONAR, WATER BOTTLES, SEDIMENT TRAPS, SEDIMENT METERS 2021-03-24 to 2021-08-25

N: 29.7044 S: 29.17 E: -90.82 W: -91.4523

CSV
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Land Surface Data Tools

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ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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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