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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR SnowEx17 BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SNOWEX17_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | NRL P-3 | CAR | 2017-02-16 to 2017-02-22 |
N: 39.3067 S: 37.85813 E: -105.7035 W: -108.24156 |
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| CAR SnowEx17 Snow Mass and Energy Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_SNOWEX17_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | NRL P-3 | CAR | 2017-02-16 to 2017-03-04 |
N: 40.2003 S: 37.6731 E: -78.1139 W: -108.41 |
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| CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Experiment BRDF V2 (CAR_TARFOX_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1996-07-27 to 1996-07-27 |
N: 37.8228 S: 37.7832 E: -72.6308 W: -72.6963 |
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| CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment L1 V1 (CAR_TARFOX_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-27 |
N: 39.7427 S: 36.4875 E: -72.576 W: -76.2847 |
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| CMS: Landsat-derived Annual Land Cover Maps for the Colombian Amazon, 2001-2016 | 1 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, MODELS | TM, ETM+, OLI, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 5.37713 S: -3.88273 E: -65.954 W: -78.0306 |
GeoTIFF | |
| CMS: Vegetative Lifeform Cover from Landsat SR for CONUS, 1984-2018 | 1 | MODELS, LANDSAT-5, G-LiHT, LANDSAT-7 | Computer, TM, LIDAR, ETM+ | 1984-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 50.6625 S: 23.2663 E: -65.0638 W: -126.714 |
GeoTIFF | |
| COMS GOCI Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2014.0 | 2014.0 | COMS | GOCI | 2010-06-26 to 2021-03-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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 | |
| 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 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: In Situ Water Surface Reflectance across MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V3 | 3 | FIELD SURVEYS | PSR | 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-24 |
N: 29.7545 S: 28.7913 E: -90.5697 W: -91.4676 |
CSV | |
| DISCOVER-AQ Colorado Deployment P-3B Aircraft Remotely Sensed Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) Data | 1 | P-3B | RADIOMETERS | 2014-07-06 to 2014-08-14 | HDF4 | ||
| DSCOVR EPIC Aerosol Optical Centroid Height | 01 | DSCOVR | EPIC | 2015-06-13 to Present | HDF5 | ||
| DSCOVR EPIC L2 Multi-Angle Implementation of Atmospheric Correction (MAIAC) Version 02 | 02 | DSCOVR | EPIC | 2015-06-13 to Present | HDF5 | ||
| ENVISAT MERIS Level-2 Regional Full Resolution, Full Swath (FRS) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ENVISAT MERIS Level-2 Regional Reduced Resolution (RR) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ENVISAT MERIS Level-3 Global Binned Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ENVISAT MERIS Level-3 Global Mapped Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ERS-1 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-1 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-2 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-2 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| FIFE CDROM Vol. 3 Contents: NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Imagery, 1987-1989 | 1 | C-130 | TMS | 1987-06-04 to 1989-08-11 |
N: 39.0833 S: 39.0833 E: -96.5833 W: -96.5833 |
multiple | |
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ISCCP DX Cloud Product - Revised Algorithm Data | 1 | NOAA-12, NOAA-11, METEOSAT-4 | AVHRR-2, RADIOMETERS, IMAGING RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-30 | Binary | ||
| First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) PSU Malcolm Baldridge Data | 1 | Ships | RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, HYGROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS, CEILOMETERS, THERMISTORS, THERMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS | 1992-06-06 to 1992-06-28 | ASCII |
Featured Reflectance Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard the Terra and Aqua platforms. Terra and Aqua survey Earth's surface every one to two days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands. The MODIS surface reflectance products provide an estimate of the surface spectral reflectance as it would be measured at ground level in the absence of atmospheric scattering or absorption.
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