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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
SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26 COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, HAWAII N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055 multiple
Snowmelt Timing Maps Derived from MODIS for North America, Version 2, 2001-2018 Terra MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA N: 90 S: 10 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Stream Flow Daily Data: USGS (FIFE) SURFACE WATER WEIR STILLING WELL 1979-04-01 to 1988-09-02 N: 40 S: 39 E: -95 W: -97 multiple
Stream Flow Storm Data (FIFE) SURFACE WATER WEIR STILLING WELL 1987-01-01 to 1988-01-01 N: 39.09 S: 39.07 E: -96.56 W: -96.58 CSV
Surface Water Elevation and Quality, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada, 2006-2007 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, DRIFTING BUOYS, ANEMOMETERS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, TURBIDITY METERS, BALANCE 2006-06-03 to 2007-09-10 N: 58.6454 S: 58.3534 E: -111.106 W: -111.708 CSV
The ABCflux Database: Arctic-Boreal CO2 Flux and Site Environmental Data, 1989-2020 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS Computer, PROBES, THERMOMETERS, GAS SENSORS 1989-12-01 to 2020-09-30 RUSSIAN FEDERATION, NORWAY, CANADA, ICELAND, SWEDEN N: 82.8225 S: 48.2167 E: 161.55 W: -165.62 CSV
Tidal Wetlands Soil Organic Carbon and Estuarine Characteristics, USA, 1972-2015 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer 1972-01-01 to 2015-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 47.8222 S: 25.1873 E: -67.0547 W: -124.385 CSV
Timeseries of Arctic-Boreal Lake Area Derived from CubeSat Imagery, 2017 SATELLITES CAMERA 2017-05-01 to 2017-10-01 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 70.3105 S: 52.8149 E: -89.8193 W: -149.699 multiple
Trends in Global Freshwater Availability from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) GRACE ACC 2002-01-01 to 2016-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic COMPUTERS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31 ARCTIC N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
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