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Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Level 0 Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Level 0 Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Single Look Complex Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Single Look Complex Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Sentinel-1B Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Siberian Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass and Fire Scar Maps, Russia, 1969-2007 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, ETM+, TM, MSS 1969-07-01 to 2007-07-26

N: 69.8981 S: 64.7678 E: 166.474 W: 156.612

GeoTIFF
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V002 002 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V005 005 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-01-01

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V006 006 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2022-11-13

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V007 007 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-01-01

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V008 008 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Lidar Derived Digital Elevation Model V001 1 CESSNA T206H Leica CityMapper-2 2022-04-02 to 2022-08-09

N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33

GeoTIFF
SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Lidar Derived Digital Surface Model V001 1 CESSNA T206H Leica CityMapper-2 2022-08-03 to 2022-08-05

N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33

GeoTIFF
SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Lidar Derived Digital Elevation Model V001 1 CESSNA T206H Leica CityMapper-2 2022-04-02 to 2022-08-09

N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81

GeoTIFF
SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Lidar Derived Digital Surface Model V001 1 CESSNA T206H Leica CityMapper-2 2022-08-02 to 2022-08-09

N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81

GeoTIFF
SnowEx Colorado 3M Snow Depth Time Series and DEMs from High-Resolution Satellite Image Pairs V001 1 AIRCRAFT, Pleiades-1A, Pleiades-1B, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 LIDAR, CAMERA 2022-03-16 to 2022-05-11

N: 39.216156 S: 38.785954 E: -107.747336 W: -108.382269

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N: 37.350142 S: 36.946006 E: -106.336567 W: -106.869547

1 Meters x 1 Meters
3 Meters x 3 Meters 		GeoTIFF
SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 1 HELICOPTER LIDAR 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01

N: 43.974802141694 S: 43.913645323478 E: -115.64243768567 W: -115.73049873632

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Featured Terrain Elevation Observation Method: ASTER

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high spatial resolution instrument aboard the Terra satellite. ASTER provides a Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) of Earth's land surface at approximately 30-meter spatial resolution.

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