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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
Monthly gridded Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) from Noah-v3.3 land hydrology model for GRACE and GRACE-FO over nominal months 3.3 Noah-LSM 2002-04-04

N: 89.5 S: -89.5 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
UC Berkeley CYGNSS Level 3 Daily RWAWC Watermask Version 3.2 3.2 CYGNSS DDMI 2018-08-01

N: 37.4 S: -37.4 E: 180 W: -180

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters NETCDF
UC Berkeley CYGNSS Level 3 Monthly RWAWC Watermask Version 3.1 3.1 CYGNSS DDMI 2018-08-01

N: 37.4 S: -37.4 E: 180 W: -180

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters NETCDF
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids 3.0 MODELS Computer 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01

N: 79.89196 S: -54.751503 E: 179.848323 W: -179.199552

ASCII, BIL, Grid, WMS
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6

multiple
Delta-X: In Situ Water Surface Reflectance across MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V3 3 FIELD SURVEYS PSR 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-24

N: 29.7545 S: 28.7913 E: -90.5697 W: -91.4676

CSV
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L3-derived Water Quality, TSS, and Turbidity, MRD, V3 3 MODELS, B-200 Computer, AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-24

N: 29.809 S: 29.0609 E: -90.1774 W: -91.5891

multiple
Delta-X: Bed and Suspended Sediment Grain Size, MRD, LA, USA, 2019-2021, V3 3 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER, ADCP 2019-10-25 to 2021-08-24

N: 29.7044 S: 29.1715 E: -90.82 W: -91.4523

CSV
GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D_EP) at GES DISC 2.2 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2020-01-01

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC 2.2 Catchment-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2003-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

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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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