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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
15 Minute Stream Flow Data: USGS (FIFE) 1 SURFACE WATER WEIR STILLING WELL 1984-12-25 to 1988-03-04

N: 39.1 S: 39.1 E: -96.6 W: -96.6

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ABCFlux v2: Arctic-Boreal CO2 and CH4 In-situ Flux and Environmental Data 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SURVEYING TOOLS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1984-05-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 82.8226 S: 43.323 E: 161.843 W: -165.833

CSV
ABoVE: Aerial Photographs of Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, October 2014 1 Airplane MULTI-SPECTRAL 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08

N: 64.9392 S: 64.8589 E: -147.758 W: -147.949

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: AirSWOT Color-Infrared Imagery Over Alaska and Canada, 2017 1 B-200 CAMERA 2017-07-09 to 2017-08-17

N: 69.4744 S: 46.8532 E: -98.6421 W: -149.257

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ABoVE: AirSWOT Ka-band Radar over Surface Waters of Alaska and Canada, 2017 1 B-200 AirSWOT 2017-07-08 to 2017-08-17

N: 70.4944 S: 46.8451 E: -98.629 W: -149.834

multiple
ABoVE: AirSWOT Radar, Orthomosaic, and Water Masks, Yukon Flats Basin, Alaska, 2015 1 B-200 AirSWOT, CAMERA 2015-06-15 to 2015-06-15

N: 66.8978 S: 65.9282 E: -145 W: -148

multiple
ABoVE: AirSWOT Water Masks from Color-Infrared Imagery over Alaska and Canada, 2017 1 COMPUTERS, B-200 Computer, CAMERAS 2017-07-09 to 2017-08-17

N: 76.2756 S: 43.27 E: -98.6376 W: -152.185

multiple
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 1 Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281

multiple
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Response to Snow and Landscape Covariates, Alaska, 2005-2008 1 MODELS, Terra, Aqua Computer, MODIS 2005-09-01 to 2008-08-31

N: 61.0517 S: 59.976 E: -153.033 W: -154.526

netCDF-4 classic
ABoVE: End of Season Snow Depth at CRREL sites near Fairbanks, Alaska, 2014-2019 1 FIELD SURVEYS MAGNAPROBE, GPS 2014-04-14 to 2019-03-07

N: 64.9512 S: 64.6938 E: -147.611 W: -148.332

CSV
ABoVE: Environmental Conditions and Subsistence Resource Access, Alaska, 2016-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CAMERA 2016-02-15 to 2017-06-22

N: 67.0834 S: 61.7 E: -141.267 W: -160.72

CSV
ABoVE: Environmental Conditions During Fall Moose Hunting Seasons, Alaska, 2000-2016 1 GROUND STATIONS, Terra, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua WATER LEVEL GAUGES, MODIS, THERMOMETERS 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 64.9322 S: 64.5525 E: -156.665 W: -158.533

CSV
ABoVE: Fractional Open Water Cover for Pan-Arctic and ABoVE-Domain Regions, 2002-2015 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1, Terra AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 2002-06-20 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: 39.383 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: High Resolution Cloud-Free Snow Cover Extent and Snow Depth, Alaska, 2001-2017 1 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2017-12-30

N: 71.4215 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18

netCDF-4 classic
ABoVE: Historical Lake Shorelines and Areas near Fairbanks, Alaska from 1949-2009 1 SPOT-1, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS HRVIR, CAMERA 1949-01-01 to 2009-12-31

N: 64.96 S: 64.8282 E: -147.66 W: -147.98

Shapefile
ABoVE: Ice Fraction of Small Water Bodies in the Arctic Coastal Plain, 2017-2023 1 Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-1A Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR 2017-01-05 to 2023-12-28

N: 71.356 S: 68.8998 E: -140.188 W: -164.431

COG
ABoVE: Lake and Pond Extents in Alaskan Boreal and Tundra Subregions, 2019-2021 1 PlanetScope PlanetScope 2019-05-19 to 2021-09-28

N: 67.2081 S: 60.7642 E: -143.836 W: -164.402

Shapefile
ABoVE: Lake and Wetland Classification from L-band SAR, Alaska and Canada, 2017-2019 1 FIELD SURVEYS, UAV CAMERA, UAVSAR 2017-01-01 to 2019-09-19

N: 67.909 S: 53.707 E: -107.864 W: -149.165

multiple
ABoVE: Lake Growing Season Green Surface Reflectance Trends, AK and Canada, 1984-2019 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-07-01 to 2019-09-01

N: 74.9995 S: 49.545 E: -81.2261 W: -168.103

Text File
ABoVE: Lakes and Ponds Weekly Occurrence, 2016 - 2023 1 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-05-06 to 2023-10-14

N: 71.3907 S: 59.4374 E: -128.725 W: -166.194

multiple
ABoVE: Last Day of Spring Snow, Alaska, USA, and Yukon Territory, Canada, 2000-2016 1 Terra MODIS 2000-04-01 to 2016-07-02

N: 68.9658 S: 52.1694 E: -97.9489 W: -175.762

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Methane Ebullition Hotspots in Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct 2014 1 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane GPS, CAMERAS 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08

N: 64.9368 S: 64.863 E: -147.769 W: -147.939

Shapefile
ABoVE: Methane Flux across Two Thermokarst Lake Ecosystems, Interior Alaska, 2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS GAS SENSORS, CO2 ANALYZERS, GPS, SPECTROMETERS 2018-07-17 to 2018-07-29

N: 64.9207 S: 64.9151 E: -147.819 W: -147.85

CSV
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01

N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25

multiple
ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 1.1 Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20

N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180

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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Tools

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ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
CyAN File Search The CyAN File Search tool allows users to choose an area over the continental United States and Alaska to retrieve cyanobacteria datasets archived by the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) project. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Hydrocron Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. Subsetting, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
SWOT Swath Visualizer The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Swath Visualizer provides a visualization of two instruments’ coverage of Earth's surface: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer and altimeter. Analysis, Data Curation, Visualization
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