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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Compilation of Global Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1977-11-16 to 2012-06-01 |
N: 79 S: -90 E: 177.9 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| A Global Database of Gas Fluxes from Soils after Rewetting or Thawing, Version 1.0 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER | 1956-01-01 to 2009-12-31 |
N: 74.5 S: -36.45 E: 160.525 W: -149.633 |
CSV | |
| 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 | |
| A Global Database of Soil Respiration Data, Version 5.0 | 5 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER | 1961-01-01 to 2017-12-31 |
N: 81.8 S: -78.02 E: 175.897 W: -163.71 |
CSV | |
| ABCFlux v2: Arctic-Boreal CO2 and CH4 In-situ Flux and Environmental Data | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SURVEYING TOOLS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1984-05-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 82.8226 S: 43.323 E: 161.843 W: -165.833 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer and Soil Moisture Properties from AirMOSS P-band SAR in Alaska | 1 | G-III, MODELS | RADAR, Computer | 2014-08-16 to 2017-10-10 |
N: 70.8774 S: 64.7127 E: -150.249 W: -167.944 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Characteristics at Selected Sites Across Alaska | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | CORING DEVICES | 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-07 |
N: 68.5596 S: 63.8801 E: -146.558 W: -149.533 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Characterization of Permafrost Sites, Northern Alaska, 2018 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | BALANCE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2018-08-22 to 2018-08-26 |
N: 69.8124 S: 68.605 E: -148.564 W: -149.306 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 | 3 | GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) | UAVSAR | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 |
N: 71.5212 S: 57.8294 E: -110.418 W: -166.733 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 | 1 | SATELLITES, SMAP | MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 70.214 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Alder Shrub Cover and Soil Properties, Alaska, 2019, V2 | 2 | LANDSAT-8, LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | OLI, CHN ANALYZERS, IRMS, VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS | 2018-08-14 to 2019-08-28 |
N: 68.0185 S: 66.3401 E: -149.708 W: -150.714 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2015-2016 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Aqua, Terra | SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, MODIS | 2015-05-20 to 2016-08-08 |
N: 68.327 S: 59.927 E: -106.759 W: -135.543 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, Landcover and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2014 | 1 | Terra, FIELD SURVEYS, Aqua | MODIS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 1997-07-07 to 2015-07-15 |
N: 64.2509 S: 60.3334 E: -110.677 W: -121.604 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity of Soil Organic Matter, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2014-2015 | 1 | LANDSAT-8, FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS | OLI, TIRS, GPS, Computer | 2014-05-01 to 2015-10-01 |
N: 65.5514 S: 58.2864 E: -108.834 W: -124.03 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Boreal Forest Stands, SK, Canada, 2016 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, SOIL SAMPLER, CLINOMETERS, GPS, Computer | 2016-05-30 to 2016-06-16 |
N: 57.3646 S: 54.091 E: -104.693 W: -109.173 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Spruce Forest Sites, Tanana, AK, 2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT | PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, TM | 2017-07-26 to 2017-07-28 |
N: 65.2315 S: 65.0968 E: -151.951 W: -152.416 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Carbon Dynamics in Burned Forest Plots, NWT, Canada, 2014 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, LABORATORY | CLINOMETERS, Computer, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2015-06-14 to 2015-06-14 |
N: 71.6947 S: 56.2542 E: -102 W: -136.119 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 |
N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Ignitions, Burned Area, and Emissions of Fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2018 | 2 | Aqua, MODELS | MODIS, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 79.2618 S: 51.6346 E: -99.9838 W: -167 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Land Cover, Methane Flux, and Environmental Data, Big Trail Lake, Fairbanks AK | 1 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2017-05-28 to 2022-08-23 |
N: 64.9231 S: 64.9201 E: -147.816 W: -147.825 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Light-Curve Modelling of Gridded GPP Using MODIS MAIAC and Flux Tower Data | 1 | Terra, MODELS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, AQUA | MODIS, Computer, MMS | 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 79.7489 S: 50.0604 E: -73.6407 W: -172.078 |
HDF4 | |
| ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 |
N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Multi-model Uncertainty of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes across ABoVE Domain, 2003 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 81.4094 S: 39.4094 E: -67.1247 W: -176.125 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016 | 1 | IKONOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane | Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, LIDAR | 2009-06-27 to 2016-07-17 |
N: 61.2881 S: 61.1694 E: -165.03 W: -165.69 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Field Site Data, Anaktuvuk River Fire Area, 2008-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2008-07-03 to 2017-07-23 |
N: 69.359 S: 69.0189 E: -150.034 W: -151.176 |
CSV |
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