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Soil Moisture/Water Content Data Access and Tools

NASA has soil moisture and water content datasets that help researchers characterize the condition of soil around the world. Access a range of data and data tools such as the Soil Moisture Visualizer, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA), and AppEEARS to make the most of soil moisture data.

Soil Moisture/Water Content Datasets

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Arctic Vegetation Plots, Poplars, Arctic and Interior AK and YT, Canada, 2003-2005 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2003-06-18 to 2005-08-17

N: 69.4718 S: 61.076 E: -135.222 W: -162.741

CSV
Biome-BGC: Modeling Effects of Disturbance and Climate (Thornton et al. 2002) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2002-12-02 to 2002-12-02

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

multiple
Biome-BGC: Terrestrial Ecosystem Process Model, Version 4.1.1 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-07-05 to 2000-07-05

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

multiple
BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31

N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114

ASCII
BOREAS HYD-01 Under Canopy Precipitation Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES 1994-05-23 to 1997-06-24

N: 55.93 S: 53.88 E: -98.29 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS HYD-01 Volumetric Soil Moisture Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION NEUTRON PROBE, TDR 1994-05-25 to 1997-06-26

N: 55.93 S: 53.66 E: -98.29 W: -105.32

ASCII
BOREAS HYD-06 Aircraft Gamma Ray Soil Moisture 1 AC-500S GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR 1993-08-01 to 1994-09-10

N: 55.94 S: 53.37 E: -98.26 W: -106.29

ASCII
BOREAS HYD-06 Ground Gravimetric Soil Moisture Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, CORING DEVICES, SNOW TUBE 1993-09-08 to 1994-09-05

N: 57 S: 53.38 E: -98.23 W: -106.33

ASCII
BOREAS HYD-06 Moss/Humus Moisture Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SNOW TUBE, BALANCE 1993-09-09 to 1994-09-05

N: 55.94 S: 53.64 E: -98.23 W: -105.32

ASCII
BOREAS RSS-08 BIOME-BGC Model Simulations at Tower Flux Sites in 1994 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 55.9 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 SSA Soil Lab Data 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION CARBON ANALYZERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1993-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.65 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TE-20 NSA Soil Lab Data 1 LABORATORY PH METERS, AAS, SOIL PRESSURE PLATE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BALANCE, CORING DEVICES 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.29 W: -98.67

ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Soil Characteristics Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, THERMOCOUPLES, TDR, BALANCE, GC-TCD 1994-02-02 to 1994-11-26

N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS 1996-02-02 to 1996-12-31

N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31

N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TF-04 CO2 and CH4 Soil Profile Data from the SSA 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, THERMOMETERS 1994-05-26 to 1995-03-21

N: 53.92 S: 53.88 E: -104.65 W: -104.69

ASCII
BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS HYGROMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1994-05-24 to 1996-11-12

N: 55.93 S: 55.93 E: -98.62 W: -98.62

ASCII
BOREAS TGB-01/TGB-03 Water Table and Peat Temperature Data over the NSA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION WATER LEVEL GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-26 to 1996-10-23

N: 55.92 S: 55.92 E: -98.42 W: -98.42

ASCII
BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon Data: NSA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, THERMISTORS, CHN ANALYZERS, BALANCE, MASS SPECTROMETERS 1993-08-01 to 1996-07-21

N: 55.93 S: 55.07 E: -97.7 W: -98.95

ASCII
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-26 to 1987-10-16

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: KSU (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-29 to 1989-08-13

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

CSV
Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: Smith (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, ANEMOMETERS 1987-05-27 to 1989-08-13

N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Burned and Unburned Field Site Data, Noatak, Seward, and North Slope, AK, 2016-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2016-07-22 to 2018-08-27

N: 69.6632 S: 65.0181 E: -148.641 W: -164.929

multiple
CARDAMOM Carbon-Water-Energy Reanalysis v1100.1, 2001-2021 1 GOSAT, OCO-2, MODELS, Terra, Aqua TANSO-FTS-2, OCO SPECTROMETERS, Computer, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 82 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
CLASIC07 In Situ Soil Moisture Data V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE 2007-06-07 to 2007-07-07

N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.95 W: -98.59

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