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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-59_METADATA_SLC | 1 | STS-59 | SIR-C | 1994-04-09 to 1994-04-22 | |||
| STS-59_SLC | 1 | STS-59 | SIR-C | 1994-04-09 to 1994-04-22 | |||
| STS-68_GRD | 1 | STS-68 | SIR-C | 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12 | |||
| STS-68_METADATA_GRD | 1 | STS-68 | SIR-C | 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12 | |||
| STS-68_METADATA_SLC | 1 | STS-68 | SIR-C | 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12 | |||
| STS-68_SLC | 1 | STS-68 | SIR-C | 1994-09-30 to 1994-10-12 | |||
| Surface Flux Baseline 92 Derived (FIFE) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-05-14 to 1987-10-19 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Synthesis of Winter In Situ Soil CO2 Flux in pan-Arctic and Boreal Regions, 1989-2017 | 1 | SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS, MERRA-2, ADEOS-II | MODIS, CO2 ANALYZERS, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, THERMOMETERS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER, SOIL SAMPLER, Computer, AMSR | 1989-09-01 to 2017-04-30 |
N: 78.917 S: 53.876 E: 161.992 W: -163.711 |
CSV | |
| The ABCflux Database: Arctic-Boreal CO2 Flux and Site Environmental Data, 1989-2020 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | Computer, PROBES, THERMOMETERS, GAS SENSORS | 1989-12-01 to 2020-09-30 |
N: 82.8225 S: 48.2167 E: 161.55 W: -165.62 |
CSV | |
| Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Stocks for the Conterminous United States, 2006-2010 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS | Computer, CARBON ANALYZERS | 2006-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 48.2372 S: 22.7286 E: -65.2711 W: -127.966 |
multiple | |
| Tidal Wetlands Soil Organic Carbon and Estuarine Characteristics, USA, 1972-2015 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS | Computer | 1972-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 47.8222 S: 25.1873 E: -67.0547 W: -124.385 |
CSV | |
| TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2 V001 (LPRM_TMI_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 001 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
45 Kilometers x 45 Kilometers | |
| TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km daytime V001 (LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km nighttime V001 (LPRM_TMI_NT_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| Topographic and Soil Carbon Reconstructions in Agricultural Fields, Iowa | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1859-08-01 to 2019-08-01 |
N: 43.0457 S: 43.0385 E: -94.3211 W: -94.3345 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Tundra Plant Reflectance, CO2 Exchange, PAM Fluorometry, and Pigments, AK, 2001-2002 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS | 2001-06-08 to 2002-08-16 |
N: 71.32 S: 70.453 E: -156.598 W: -157.407 |
CSV | |
| UCAR-CU CYGNSS Level 3 Soil Moisture Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 164 W: -135 |
0.37 Decimal Degrees x 0.3 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Urban Biogenic CO2 fluxes: GPP, Reco and NEE Estimates from SMUrF, 2010-2019 | 1 | MODELS, SATELLITES | Computer, MODIS | 2010-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 60 S: -40 E: 155 W: -125 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| VEMAP 1: Model Input Database CD-ROM ISO Image | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
multiple | |
| VEMAP 1: Selected Model Results | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 50 S: 26 E: -66 W: -124 |
multiple | |
| VEMAP 1: U.S. Soil | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
Text File | |
| WindSat/Coriolis surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2 V001 (LPRM_WINDSAT_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 001 | CORIOLIS | WINDSAT | 2003-02-01 to 2012-08-01 |
N: 83 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180 |
38 Kilometers x 38 Kilometers | |
| WindSat/Coriolis surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km daytime V001 (LPRM_WINDSAT_DY_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | CORIOLIS | WINDSAT | 2003-02-01 to 2012-08-01 |
N: 83 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| WindSat/Coriolis surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km nighttime V001 (LPRM_WINDSAT_NT_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | CORIOLIS | WINDSAT | 2003-02-01 to 2012-08-01 |
N: 83 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers |
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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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