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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
MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V061 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF4
Monthly Climate Data for Selected USGS HCDN Sites, 1951-1990, R1 STREAMFLOW STATION STREAM GAUGES 1951-01-01 to 1990-12-31 N: 49.39 S: 24.16 E: -66.74 W: -125.15 Shapefile
NACP MsTMIP: Global 0.5-degree Model Outputs in Standard Format, Version 1.0 MODELS Computer 1900-01-01 to 2010-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
NRT AMSR2 DAILY L3 GLOBAL SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT EASE-GRIDS V0 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent R01 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2021-04-15 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowoff Date Maps, 1988-2023 DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, DMSP SSMIS, SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31 RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CANADA, ALASKA N: 90 S: 37.9787 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
PnET-BGC: Modeling Biogeochemical Processes in a Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystem NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-11-05 to 2001-12-31 N: 43.94 S: 43.94 E: -71.751 W: -71.751 multiple
Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska COMPUTERS, ALOS Computer, PALSAR 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17 ALASKA N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287 multiple
Pre-ABoVE: Ground-penetrating Radar Measurements of ALT on the Alaska North Slope FIELD INVESTIGATION GPR, GPS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE 2014-08-10 to 2014-08-15 N: 69.15 S: 68.4 E: -148.7 W: -149.5 CSV
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