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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture Climatology V004 | 4 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-05-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture Climatology V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V002 | 2 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2014-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V003 | 3 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-04-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V004 | 4 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture Climatology V004 | 4 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture Climatology V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V002 | 2 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2014-03-20 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V003 | 3 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-03-21 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V004 | 4 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V002 | 2 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER, AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2014-04-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V004 | 4 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Arctic Circumpolar Distribution and Soil Carbon of Thermokarst Landscapes, 2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 83.6162 S: 45.5364 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171 |
ASCII | |
| 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 | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Atqasuk, Alaska, 1975, 2000, and 2010 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS | BALANCE, PH METERS | 1975-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 70.4643 S: 70.4433 E: -157.346 W: -157.412 |
CSV | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Frost Boil Sites, North Slope, Alaska, 2000-2006 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS | 2000-08-16 to 2006-07-30 |
N: 70.3811 S: 69.1469 E: -147.991 W: -148.994 |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Nome, Alaska, 1951 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS | BALANCE, PH METERS | 1951-07-30 to 1951-08-02 |
N: 64.629 S: 64.629 E: -165.264 W: -165.264 |
CSV | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Oumalik, AK, 1983-1985 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL PRESSURE PLATE, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-06-21 to 1985-08-05 |
N: 69.8623 S: 69.8372 E: -155.899 W: -156.02 |
CSV | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, 1973-1980 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS | 1973-01-01 to 1980-12-31 |
N: 70.3778 S: 70.2519 E: -148.289 W: -148.953 |
CSV |
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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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