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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Organic Carbon Estimates and Uncertainty at 1-m Depth across Mexico, 1999-2009 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS | SOIL SAMPLER, Computer | 1999-01-01 to 2009-12-31 |
N: 32.7178 S: 14.5328 E: -86.7401 W: -117.124 |
multiple | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Imnavait Creek, Alaska, 1984-1985 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL SAMPLER, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, SPECTROMETERS, PROBES | 1984-08-01 to 1985-09-01 |
N: 68.625 S: 68.6 E: -149.23 W: -149.325 |
CSV | |
| Bowen Ratio Surf. Flux: Fritschen (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-14 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Happy Valley, Alaska, 1994 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1994-07-18 to 1994-07-31 |
N: 69.1689 S: 69.122 E: -148.82 W: -148.868 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS/SRC AMS Suite A Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data: 1994 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | WIND MONITOR, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, BAROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1993-12-15 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 56.89 S: 52.15 E: -97.87 W: -108.51 |
ASCII | |
| LBA-ECO CD-09 Soil and Vegetation Characteristics, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, COLORIMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CORING DEVICES, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, PRESSURE CHAMBERS | 1999-11-01 to 1999-11-29 |
N: -2.8381 S: -4.0478 E: -54.9081 W: -55.2094 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-05-27 to 1987-10-16 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-04 Termite Mound and Soil Characterization, Amazonas, Brazil: 1999-2001 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, AAS, BALANCE, CORING DEVICES | 1999-12-15 to 2002-06-26 |
N: -2.518 S: -2.518 E: -60.03 W: -60.03 |
CSV | |
| SMOS-Based SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 | 1 | SMAP, SMOS | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, SMOS L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-05-01 to 2022-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| A Global Database of Soil Phosphorus Compiled from Studies Using Hedley Fractionation | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 63.2336 S: -42.5 E: 117.596 W: -117.861 |
CSV |
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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.
Researchers taught the SatVision Top-of-Atmosphere foundation model to recognize MODIS imagery features.
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
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Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.
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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