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Soils Data Access and Tools
Soils Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO ND-04 Secondary Forest Recovery, Structure, and LAI, Central Amazonia, Brazil | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-09-12 to 2001-09-01 |
N: -2 S: -2.5716 E: -59 W: -60.03 |
CSV | |
| Soil Impedance Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 1987-05-24 to 1989-08-10 |
N: 39.09 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Standing Crop & Nitrogen Content (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, COLORIMETERS, INCLINOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1987-10-12 |
N: 39.1 S: 39.07 E: -96.53 W: -96.59 |
multiple | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Oumalik, AK, 1983-1985 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL PRESSURE PLATE, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-06-21 to 1985-08-05 |
N: 69.8623 S: 69.8372 E: -155.899 W: -156.02 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Long-Term Soil Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | GC-FID, BALANCE, IR CO2 ANALYZER, AUTOANALYZER | 2000-05-31 to 2001-07-14 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| Soil Survey Reference (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CORING DEVICES | 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
ASCII | |
| Global Soil Types, 0.5-Degree Grid (Modified Zobler) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1974-01-01 to 1982-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TGB-04 Water and Sediment Temperature Data over the NSA-BP (Beaver Pond) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-18 |
N: 55.84 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.03 |
ASCII | |
| LBA Regional Wetlands Data Set, 1-Degree (Matthews and Fung) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
multiple |
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Featured Soils Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua and Terra platforms continually collects global data approximately every two days. One MODIS product, normalized vegetation difference index data, can be used to predict how much carbon dioxide is emitted from soils, which is major component of the global carbon cycle. Carbon is released in the process called soil respiration and driven by the decomposition of surface litter through microbial activity.
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Soils Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex | Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. | Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting |
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