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Tectonics Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (full-rate, daily, 24 hour files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1976-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (full-rate, monthly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1976-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (normal points, daily, 24 hour files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 2016-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (normal points, hourly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 2010-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data (normal points, monthly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| Ground-Based Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Observation Data Summary (normal points, monthly files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, ETALON-2, GROUND STATIONS, AJISAI, STARLETTE, STELLA, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, IRNSS, QZSS, LARES | LASER REFLECTOR, SLR Station | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ILRS data format, CRD format | |
| JERS-1 Level 0 Product | 1 | JERS-1 | SAR | 1992-05-20 to 1998-10-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| JERS-1 Level 1 Product | 1 | JERS-1 | SAR | 1992-05-20 to 1998-10-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| JPSS-1 CrIS Level 1B Principal Component Analysis / Rapid Event Detection V3.0 (SNDRJ1CrISL1BPCARED) | 3.0 | NOAA-20 | CrIS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers | |
| KMZ for ALOS PALSAR Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| MEaSUREs SESES Daily GNSS Geodetic Displacement TIme Series products from NASA CDDIS | 1 | GLONASS, GPS, GROUND STATIONS | GLONASS RECEIVERS, GPS, GNSS RECEIVER | 1992-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
SOPAC GLOBK ATS Model | |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_adg_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics (extended) 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXADG) | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_adg_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics (extended) 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXADG) | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_adg_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics (extended) 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXADG) | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MISR Derived Case Study Data for Iceland Volcanic Eruptions (Eyjafjallajokull, Grimsvotn, Holuhraun) Including Geometric Plume Height and Qualitative Radiometric Particle Property Information | 1 | Terra | MISR | 2010-04-15 to 2015-02-21 | ASCII, PNG, JPEG, HDF5 | ||
| MISR Derived Case Study Data for Kilauea Volcanic Eruptions Including Geometric Plume Height and Qualitative Radiometric Particle Property Information | 1 | Terra | MISR | 2000-10-25 to 2018-08-01 | ASCII, PNG, JPEG, HDF5 | ||
| Multi-Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Broadcast Ephemeris Data (daily files) from NASA CDDIS | 1 | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, GROUND STATIONS, QZSS, IRNSS, SBAS | Beidou P, Galileo P, GLONASS P, GPSP, GNSS RECEIVER, QZSS P, IRNSS P, SBAS P | 1992-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
RINEX | |
| NISAR Beta Geocoded Pixel Offsets (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, XML, YAML, PNG, KML, CSV, PDF | |
| NISAR Beta Geocoded Polarimetric Covariance Product (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, PNG, XML, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML | |
| NISAR Beta Geocoded Single Look Complex Product (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, PNG, XML, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML | |
| NISAR Beta Geocoded Unwrapped Interferogram Product (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, PNG, XML, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML | |
| NISAR Beta Range Doppler Pixel Offsets (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, XML, YAML, PNG, KML, CSV, PDF | |
| NISAR Beta Range Doppler Single Look Complex Product (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, XML, PNG, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML | |
| NISAR Beta Range Doppler Unwrapped Interferogram Product (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, XML, YAML, PNG, KML, CSV, PDF | |
| NISAR Beta Range Doppler Wrapped Interferogram Product (Version 1) | 1 | NISAR | L-SAR, S-SAR | 2025-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5, XML, YAML, PNG, KML, CSV, PDF |
Featured Tectonics Observation Method: Sentinel-1 C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
The ESA (European Space Agency's) Sentinel-1A/B satellites are equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instruments that record continuous all-weather, day-and-night imagery. SAR energy beams can penetrate cloud and tree canopy cover to detect very small changes to the height, shape, and position of Earth surfaces. The ability of Sentinel-1 to capture detailed SAR images anywhere at any time makes them excellent tools for producing interferograms and digital elevation models to track the movement of Earth's plates.
Join us as we show new and experienced users how to use Vertex to discover and access Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data at NASA's Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC).
NASA's ASF DAAC has rolled out the first tool in its planned Advanced Products Toolbox for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data with a single-command Radiometrically Terrain-Correct (RTC) tool. Join us for the tool demo and provide your input.
This webinar will introduce users to radiometrically terrain corrected (RTC) datasets and demonstrate the process of using Vertex to search for source granules, submit them for processing, and access the finished products.
NASA's ASF DAAC released the Global Seasonal Sentinel-1 Interferometric Coherence and Backscatter Dataset.
Tectonics Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDIAN | The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. | Monitoring Natural Events |
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