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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
U.S. Climate Risk Projections by County, 2040-2049 MODELS Computer 2040-01-01 to 2049-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 Shapefile, PDF, PNG, Excel
UAVSAR Polarimetric Products for ABoVE Wetland Sites, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada G-III UAVSAR 2017-06-13 to 2022-08-16 ALBERTA N: 59.4366 S: 57.5914 E: -111.172 W: -111.608 COG
VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Daily L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2025-04-15 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Hourly Cumulative L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT NOAA-20, NOAA-21, Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2025-04-15 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
VIIRS/NPP Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-17 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
Water Quality and Spectral Reflectance, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada, 2010-2011 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, DRIFTING BUOYS, FLUOROMETERS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, THERMISTORS, TURBIDITY METERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, BALANCE 2010-06-21 to 2011-07-06 N: 58.9931 S: 58.3881 E: -110.839 W: -111.928 CSV
Water Security Indicator Model - Global Land Data Assimilation System (WSIM-GLDAS) Monthly Grids, Version 1 MODELS Computer 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4, PDF, PNG
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