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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 Hydraulic Conductivity Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PERMEAMETERS, CORING DEVICES | 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6 |
multiple | |
| Spectral Reflectance and Ancillary Data, Tundra Transect, North Slope, AK, 2000-2022 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 2000-06-30 to 2022-08-08 |
N: 71.3221 S: 71.322 E: -156.602 W: -156.604 |
multiple | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at ARCSS/LAII Flux Sites, North Slope, Alaska, 1995-1996 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1995-08-15 to 1996-08-18 |
N: 70.2835 S: 68.49 E: -148.59 W: -150.25 |
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 | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Litter Decomposition, Tapajos National Forest, Para, Brazil: 2000-2001 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE, ICP-AES, CHN ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2000-03-01 to 2001-02-21 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| Soil Respiration Maps for the ABoVE Domain, 2016-2017 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2016-08-18 to 2018-09-12 |
N: 76.6874 S: 55.8073 E: -98.7366 W: -169.505 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TE-20 Supplementary Site Information For NSA Tower Sites | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 |
CSV | |
| Global Soil Texture and Derived Water-Holding Capacities (Webb et al.) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08 |
N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS TGB-03 Plant Species Composition Data over the NSA Fen | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1994-07-01 to 1996-07-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
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.
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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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