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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands across MRD, LA, USA, 2021 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | SEDIMENT CORERS, CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS | 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19 |
N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 | 2 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS, SOIL SAMPLER | 2021-03-19 to 2021-08-19 |
N: 29.54 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8217 W: -91.4453 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V3 | 3 | Analytical Lab, FIELD SURVEYS | IRMS, CHN ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS, CORING DEVICES | 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19 |
N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451 |
CSV | |
| Dendrometer, Soil, and Weather Observations, Arctic Tree Line, AK and NWT, 2016-2019 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS | PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, DENDROMETERS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2016-06-07 to 2019-09-13 |
N: 68.7274 S: 67.9724 E: -133.531 W: -149.761 |
CSV | |
| Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology | 1 | Publications | Computer | 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ECOSTRESS Tiled Water Use Efficiency Instantaneous L4 Global 70 m v003 | 003 | ISS | ECOSTRESS | 2018-07-09 to Present |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
70 Meters x 70 Meters | COG |
| Ecosystem Demography Model: Scaling Vegetation Dynamics Across South America | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 15 S: -15 E: -30 W: -85 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: ANL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-06-26 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UK (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-14 to 1989-08-16 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-25 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| EMIT L2B Estimated Mineral Identification and Band Depth and Uncertainty 60 m V001 | 001 | ISS | EMIT Imaging Spectrometer | 2022-08-09 to Present |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters x 60 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V001 | 001 | ISS | EMIT Imaging Spectrometer | 2022-08-10 to 2023-07-30 |
N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V002 | 002 | ISS | EMIT Imaging Spectrometer | 2022-08-10 to 2024-01-20 |
N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Export and Leaching of Carbon and Nitrogen from Mississippi River Basin, 1901-2099 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1901-01-01 to 2099-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 24.5 E: -62 W: -126 |
multiple | |
| Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS | 1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15 |
N: 71.334 S: 61.1397 E: -141.683 W: -166.41 |
CSV | |
| FIFE CDROM Vol. 3 Contents: NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Imagery, 1987-1989 | 1 | C-130 | TMS | 1987-06-04 to 1989-08-11 |
N: 39.0833 S: 39.0833 E: -96.5833 W: -96.5833 |
multiple | |
| FireSense: Soil and Live Fuel Moisture Content, Sedgwick Reserve, CA, USA, 2023 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SURVEYING TOOLS, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2023-07-20 to 2023-10-02 |
N: 34.743 S: 34.68 E: -120.025 W: -120.627 |
multiple | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Anomaly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MA) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Climatology 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MC) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS2 Noah-MP GDAS Land Surface Model L4 Central Asia Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree V001 (FLDAS_NOAHMP001_G_CA_D) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-10-01 to Present |
N: 56 S: 21 E: 100 W: 30 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLUXNET Canada Research Network - Canadian Carbon Program Data Collection, 1993-2014 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CO2 ANALYZERS, PROBES | 1993-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 55.88 S: 42.6609 E: -67.0993 W: -125.334 |
CSV |
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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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