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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA data examine many characteristics of the liquid and frozen water and the dynamic processes they are part of across Earth’s landscape. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
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
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
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
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
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
ABoVE: Environmental Conditions During Fall Moose Hunting Seasons, Alaska, 2000-2016 GROUND STATIONS, Terra, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua WATER LEVEL GAUGES, MODIS, THERMOMETERS 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 ALASKA 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 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 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2017-12-30 ALASKA 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 SPOT-1, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS HRVIR, CAMERA 1949-01-01 to 2009-12-31 ALASKA N: 64.96 S: 64.8282 E: -147.66 W: -147.98 Shapefile
ABoVE: Lake and Pond Extents in Alaskan Boreal and Tundra Subregions, 2019-2021 PlanetScope PlanetScope 2019-05-19 to 2021-09-28 ALASKA 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 FIELD SURVEYS, UAV CAMERA, UAVSAR 2017-01-01 to 2019-09-19 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, ALBERTA, ALASKA 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 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-07-01 to 2019-09-01 ALASKA, CANADA N: 74.9995 S: 49.545 E: -81.2261 W: -168.103 Text File
ABoVE: Lakes and Ponds Weekly Occurrence, 2016 - 2023 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-05-06 to 2023-10-14 ALASKA, YUKON TERRITORY, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 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 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 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane GPS, CAMERAS 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 ALASKA N: 64.9368 S: 64.863 E: -147.769 W: -147.939 Shapefile
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