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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

Tool Sort descending 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

Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
LBA Regional Boundary for the Amazon and Tocantins River Basins, 5-min NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1972-01-01 to 1972-12-31 N: 10 S: -30 E: -30 W: -85 Binary
LBA Regional Freshwater Wetlands, 1-Degree (Stillwell-Soller et al.) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1995-09-01 N: 5 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 multiple
LBA Regional Hydrographic Data, 1-Degree, Release 2.2 (Cogley) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01 N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 multiple
LBA Regional River Discharge Data (Coe and Olejniczak) STREAMFLOW STATION STREAM GAUGES 1903-01-01 to 1999-12-31 N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 multiple
LBA Regional Wetlands Data Set, 1-Degree (Matthews and Fung) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 multiple
LBA-ECO CD-02 Leaf Level Gas Exchange, Chemistry, and Isotopes, Amazonia, Brazil 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
LBA-ECO CD-06 Amazon River Basin Land and Stream Drainage Direction Maps MAPS DIGITIZER 1940-01-01 to 1960-01-01 N: 6 S: -20.5 E: -48.5 W: -80.5 Shapefile
LBA-ECO CD-06 Biogeochemistry of Ji-Parana River and Tributaries, Brazil: 1999-2003 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1999-05-24 to 2003-05-20 N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 multiple
LBA-ECO CD-06 Carbon Cycling in Rivers in Amazonas and Acre, Brazil: 2005-2006 LABORATORY FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY, MASS SPECTROMETERS 2005-07-16 to 2006-09-25 N: -2.589 S: -10.073 E: -58.746 W: -72.7 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-06 CO2 Exchange in River Systems Across the Amazon Basin: 2004-2007 FIELD INVESTIGATION IR CO2 ANALYZER 2004-07-01 to 2007-01-23 N: -0.142 S: -11.76 E: -52.417 W: -72.7 CSV
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