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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
Arctic Alaska Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1993-2005 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5 VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, AVHRR 1993-06-01 to 2005-03-30 N: 71.3703 S: 57.0847 E: -138.542 W: -173.052 multiple
Arctic Vegetation Plots in Northern NWT and YT, Canada, 1965-1966 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE 1965-06-09 to 1966-08-13 N: 68.8244 S: 68.2203 E: -135.697 W: -138.748 CSV
Arctic Vegetation Plots, Prudhoe Bay ArcSEES Road Study, Lake Colleen, Alaska, 2014 FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY CORING DEVICES, PROBES, GPS, THERMOMETERS, BALANCE 2014-08-06 to 2014-08-13 N: 70.2248 S: 70.2214 E: -148.467 W: -148.474 CSV
ASTER Global Water Bodies Database V001 Terra ASTER 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 GLOBAL LAND N: 82 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data Quick Look V007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2025-06-01 GLOBAL LAND N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
BlueFlux: Dissolved Carbon and Greenhouse Gases FIELD SURVEYS, Analytical Lab SURVEYING TOOLS, PH METERS, WATER BOTTLES, SFM, CARBON ANALYZERS 2022-10-15 to 2023-03-14 FLORIDA N: 25.44 S: 25.2084 E: -80.93 W: -81.9146 CSV
BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 ASCII
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01 N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 CSV
BOREAS HYD-02 Estimated Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) from Microwave Measurements DHC-6 INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MR, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS 1994-02-06 to 1994-02-13 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.3 CSV
BOREAS HYD-03 Snow Depth Data: 1996 FIELD INVESTIGATION SNOW MEASURING ROD 1996-02-29 to 1996-03-11 N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 ASCII
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