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Soils Datasets

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platforms	Instruments	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
EMIT L2B Estimated Mineral Identification and Band Depth and Uncertainty 60 m V001	001	ISS	EMIT Imaging Spectrometer	2022-08-09 to Present	N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180	60 Meters x 60 Meters	netCDF-4
EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V001	001	ISS	EMIT Imaging Spectrometer	2022-08-10 to 2023-07-30	N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165	0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees	netCDF-4
EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V002	002	ISS	EMIT Imaging Spectrometer	2022-08-10 to 2024-01-20	N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165	0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees	netCDF-4
Export and Leaching of Carbon and Nitrogen from Mississippi River Basin, 1901-2099	1	Models	Computer	1901-01-01 to 2099-12-31	N: 53 S: 24.5 E: -62 W: -126		multiple
Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020	1	FIELD SURVEYS	VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS	1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15	N: 71.334 S: 61.1397 E: -141.683 W: -166.41		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
FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC	001	Noah-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	2019-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) at GES DISC	001	Noah-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1982-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Anomaly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MA) at GES DISC	001	Noah-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1982-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Climatology 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MC) at GES DISC	001	Noah-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31	N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

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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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Applying AI to MODIS Data Analysis

Researchers taught the SatVision Top-of-Atmosphere foundation model to recognize MODIS imagery features.

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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

MODIS satellite image of burn scars in central Africa

An Introduction to MODIS Data

Learn how to access and use Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6 land data.

Two Sensors are Greater than One: Observing Drought with SMAP and MODIS

Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.

Soils Data Tools

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Earthdata Search	Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings.	Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Vertex	Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.	Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview	Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data.	Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events

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