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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Lakes, Ponds, and Partial Inundation in the Yukon Kuskokwom Delta, AK, 2019-2023 1 PlanetScope, COMPUTERS PlanetScope, Computer 2019-05-01 to 2023-10-30

N: 63.4794 S: 58.422 E: -157.199 W: -168.023

multiple
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Land-only 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 NetCDF-4
SENTINEL-1B_DUAL_POL_METADATA_GRD_HIGH_RES 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

BOREAS TGB-01/TGB-03 Water Table and Peat Temperature Data over the NSA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION WATER LEVEL GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-26 to 1996-10-23

N: 55.92 S: 55.92 E: -98.42 W: -98.42

ASCII
LBA-ECO ND-02 Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION TENSION INFILTROMETER, PERMEAMETERS 2001-06-12 to 2001-06-20

N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55

CSV
ABoVE: Lake and Wetland Classification from L-band SAR, Alaska and Canada, 2017-2019 1 FIELD SURVEYS, UAV CAMERA, UAVSAR 2017-01-01 to 2019-09-19

N: 67.909 S: 53.707 E: -107.864 W: -149.165

multiple
CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from Waterbodies, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2016-2019 1 SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, WATER BOTTLES, Computer 2016-07-07 to 2019-07-07

N: 61.6781 S: 60.895 E: -162.073 W: -163.82

multiple
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 1 Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281

multiple
Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology 1 Publications Computer 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

PDF
ABoVE: AirSWOT Color-Infrared Imagery Over Alaska and Canada, 2017 1 B-200 CAMERA 2017-07-09 to 2017-08-17

N: 69.4744 S: 46.8532 E: -98.6421 W: -149.257

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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
Hydrocron Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. Subsetting, Visualization
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, Processing
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
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