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GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 033 ICESat GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data V018 18 ICESat ALTIMETERS, GLAS 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data V033 033 ICESat ALTIMETERS, GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 033 ICESat GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data V018 18 ICESat ALTIMETERS, GLAS 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data V033 033 ICESat ALTIMETERS, GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 033 ICESat GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data V018 18 ICESat ALTIMETERS, GLAS 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data V033 033 ICESat ALTIMETERS, GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
G-LiHT Hyperspectral Ancillary V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF
G-LiHT Hyperspectral Reflectance V001 001 G-LiHT Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar 2011-06-30 to Present

N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Forest Cover Change Surface Reflectance Estimates Multi-Year Global 30m V001 001 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, TERRA ETM+, TM, ASTER, MODIS 1984-03-12 to 2011-12-25

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

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global High-Resolution Estimates of SIF from Fused SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, 2002-2018 1 METOP-A SCIAMACHY 2002-08-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
Global High-Resolution Estimates of SIF from Fused SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, V2 2 METOP-A GOME-2, SCIAMACHY 2003-01-01 to 2017-12-31

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

netCDF-4
Global MODIS and FLUXNET-derived Daily Gross Primary Production, V2 2 Aqua, MODELS, Terra MODIS, Computer 2000-03-01 to 2020-08-01

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

netCDF-4 classic
Global Monthly and Seasonal Urban and Land Backscatter Time Series, 1993-2020 1.00 MODELS, ERS-2, QUIKSCAT, ERS-1 Computer, ASCAT, NOT APPLICABLE 1993-01-01 to 2020-12-31

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
GPM Ground Validation Duke Parsivel IPHEx 1 GROUND STATIONS DISDROMETERS 2014-05-01 to 2014-06-30

N: 35.8858 S: 35.0833 E: -82.2711 W: -83.5904

ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Micro Rain Radar 2 (MRR-2) UConn 1 GROUND STATIONS MRR 2021-12-01 to 2024-05-21

N: 41.828 S: 41.798 E: -72.247 W: -72.304

netCDF-3, netCDF-4
High Altitude MMIC Sounding Radiometer (HAMSR) CPEX-AW V1 1 NASA DC-8 HAMSR 2021-08-17 to 2021-09-04

N: 34.613 S: 11.768 E: -45.122 W: -118.078

netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Bidirectional Reflectance Factor V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-24

N: 28.23525 S: 28.23525 E: 85.61268 W: 85.61268

netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Properties V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-24

N: 28.21502 S: 28.21502 E: 85.60986 W: 85.60986

,

N: 28.23464 S: 28.23464 E: 85.60918 W: 85.60918

,

N: 28.23467 S: 28.23467 E: 85.60915 W: 85.60915

ASCII
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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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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

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