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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ERS-1 Level 1 Product 1 ERS-1 SAR 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29

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

ABoVE: Wetland Inundation Coverage at Yukon Flats, AK and PA Delta, Canada, 2017-2019 1 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-1B SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI 2017-05-21 to 2019-10-26

N: 66.8107 S: 58.2464 E: -110.915 W: -146.43

multiple
LBA-ECO CD-02 Leaf Level Gas Exchange, Chemistry, and Isotopes, Amazonia, Brazil 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, CARBON ANALYZERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS 1999-10-28 to 2003-12-17

N: 2 S: -3.0202 E: 54.5792 W: -60.1152

CSV
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
LBA-ECO CD-06 Physical, Political, and Hydrologic Maps, Ji-Parana River Basin, Brazil 1 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS DIGITIZER 1970-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153

Shapefile
Delta-X: Island and Secondary Channel Model, MRD, LA, USA, 2022 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 55 S: -38 E: 140 W: -96

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Soil Profile Data (ISRIC-WISE) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

Text File
GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) SNOW SURVEYS GCPEX V1 1 FIELD SURVEYS MAGNAPROBE, SNOW TUBE 2012-01-05 to 2012-02-27

N: 44.68 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.92

Excel
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period Snow Pit Measurements V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS A2 Photonic_WISe, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12

N: 39.065321 S: 39.005111 E: -108.110485 W: -108.228389

PDF, JPEG, CSV, Excel
ECMWF SMST Data 1 ECMWF 2025-08-01 to Present

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

0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-3
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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
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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