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Surface Radiative Properties Data Access and Tools
Access the datasets and tools you need to make the most of surface radiative properties research.
Surface Radiative Properties Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-8 Level-1 Visible, Infrared and Water Vapor Images | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1995-07-14 to 1996-10-03 |
N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-8 Level-1a Visible, Infrared and Water Vapor Images | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1995-07-14 to 1996-10-03 |
N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 Level-3 Gridded Radiometer and Satellite Surface Radiation Images | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, GOES-8, GOES-7 | NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, GOES-8 Imager, VISSR | 1994-05-16 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 56.58 S: 53.15 E: -95.48 W: -108.14 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1994 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images | 1 | PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN | CASI | 1994-02-07 to 1994-09-15 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1994 Seasonal Understory Reflectance Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.8 E: -98.29 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1996 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images | 1 | PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN | CASI | 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.32 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER C-130 Measurements of Surface BRDF | 1 | C-130 | POLDER | 1994-05-24 to 1994-07-24 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Helicopter-Mounted Measurements of Surface BRDF | 1 | HELICOPTER | POLDER | 1994-06-07 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 55.9 S: 53.9 E: -98.29 W: -104.64 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Radiance Images from the NASA C-130 | 1 | C-130 | POLDER | 1994-05-26 to 1994-07-24 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS TE-18 Geosail Canopy Reflectance Model | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1993-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -111 |
ASCII | |
| CAR ARCTAS Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites L1 V1 (CAR_ARCTAS_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | NASA P-3 | CAR | 2008-04-06 to 2008-07-12 |
N: 80.6613 S: 32.93152 E: -69.2484 W: -163.5979 |
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| CAR ARCTAS BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_ARCTAS_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | NASA P-3 | CAR | 2008-04-06 to 2008-07-10 |
N: 80.6429 S: 33.2106 E: -75.2635 W: -156.458 |
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| CAR ARMCAS Arctic Cloud BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_ARMCAS_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1995-06-05 to 1995-06-14 |
N: 72.6317 S: 68.7631 E: -145.5568 W: -154.0273 |
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| CAR ARMCAS Arctic Cloud Radiation Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_ARMCAS_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1995-06-03 to 1995-06-14 |
N: 73.0144 S: 68.759 E: -142.563 W: -154.0273 |
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| CAR CLAMS BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_CLAMS_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | Convair-580 | CAR | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 |
N: 38.5845 S: 35.9647 E: -70.4473 W: -76.5046 |
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| CAR Clams Chesapeake Lighthouse Aircraft Ocean Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_CLAMS_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | Convair-580 | CAR | 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02 |
N: 38.7007 S: 35.9617 E: -70.2831 W: -76.5156 |
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| CAR CLASIC BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_CLASIC_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | J-31 | CAR | 2007-06-13 to 2007-06-25 |
N: 36.8193 S: 34.9401 E: -97.0694 W: -98.0795 |
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| CAR CLASIC Cloud and Land Surface Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_CLASIC_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | J-31 | CAR | 2007-06-13 to 2007-06-25 |
N: 37.0004 S: 34.8847 E: -96.009 W: -98.0795 |
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| CAR Discover AQ Air Quality L1 V1 (CAR_DISCOVERAQ_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | NASA P-3 | CAR | 2014-07-08 to 2014-08-12 |
N: 42.0232 S: 37.1656 E: -75.0814 W: -105.247 |
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| CAR Discover AQ BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_DISCOVERAQ_BRDF_2) | 2 | NASA P-3 | CAR | 2014-07-08 to 2014-08-10 |
N: 40.6391 S: 37.6431 E: -75.0984 W: -105.241 |
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| CAR ECO3D BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_ECO3D_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | NASA P-3 | CAR | 2011-08-22 to 2011-09-19 |
N: 45.2482 S: 25.3171 E: -68.6791 W: -81.1112 |
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| CAR Eco-3D Vegetation Response to Changing Forcing Factors L1 V1 (CAR_ECO3D_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | NASA P-3 | CAR | 2011-08-19 to 2011-09-19 |
N: 48.0604 S: 24.7525 E: -68.3748 W: -81.5599 |
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| CAR FIREACE Arctic Ice and Cloud Radiation BRDF V2 (CAR_FIREACE_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1998-05-20 to 1998-05-30 |
N: 76.7114 S: 71.7758 E: 1.3825699 W: -168.4984 |
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| CAR FIREACE Arctic Ice and Cloud Radiation L1 V1 (CAR_FIREACE_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1998-05-21 to 1998-06-24 |
N: 77.7766 S: 69.8396 E: -154.102 W: -171.705 |
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| CAR INTEXB BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_INTEXB_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | J-31 | CAR | 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19 |
N: 22.1784 S: 19.1145 E: -93.9624 W: -99.451 |
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