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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: Methane Flux across Two Thermokarst Lake Ecosystems, Interior Alaska, 2018 FIELD SURVEYS GAS SENSORS, CO2 ANALYZERS, GPS, SPECTROMETERS 2018-07-17 to 2018-07-29 ALASKA N: 64.9207 S: 64.9151 E: -147.819 W: -147.85 CSV
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC 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 Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 EASTERN ASIA, ALASKA, CANADA N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180 multiple
ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowpack Main Melt Onset Date Maps, 1988-2023 DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, Nimbus, DMSP SSMIS, AMSR-E, SMMR, SSM 1988-02-09 to 2023-07-20 ALASKA, EASTERN ASIA, CANADA N: 72.4085 S: 51.6089 E: -107.83 W: -180 multiple
ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 ALASKA N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 COG
ABoVE: River Ice Breakup and Freeze-up Stages, Yukon River Basin, Alaska, 1972-2016 LANDSAT, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI 1972-11-04 to 2016-11-30 ALASKA N: 66.3594 S: 62.9036 E: -142.986 W: -160.065 CSV
ABoVE: SAR-based Methane Ebullition Flux from Lakes, Five Regions, Alaska, 2007-2010 ALOS PALSAR 2007-11-13 to 2010-11-11 ALASKA N: 71.3543 S: 64.444 E: -147.365 W: -165.169 Shapefile
ABoVE: Seasonal Dissolved Gases and Isotopes in Arctic Alaska Rivers FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY SURVEYING TOOLS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, IRMS 2022-06-05 to 2022-09-04 ALASKA N: 70.3337 S: 68.4519 E: -148.3 W: -149.4 CSV
ABoVE: Soil Active Layer Thaw Depths at CRREL sites near Fairbanks, Alaska, 2014-2018 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2014-10-15 to 2018-10-15 ALASKA N: 64.9511 S: 64.8677 E: -147.612 W: -147.74 CSV
ABoVE: Surface Water Extent, Boreal and Tundra Regions, North America, 1991-2011 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1990-01-01 to 2012-12-31 N: 82.3729 S: 41.7039 E: -53.9393 W: -177.475 GeoTIFF
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