| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | Global | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, surface water | |
| GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 | Global Land | 2000-01-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| ground water, surface water |
| GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 | Global | 1998-01-01 to Present | HDF5 |
| surface water |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) | Global | 1980-01-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| snow/ ice |
| NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003 | Global Land | 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21 | HGT |
| surface water |
| OPERA Surface Displacement from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1) | Global | 2016-07-01 to Present |
|
| glaciers/ ice sheets, ground water |
| SENTINEL-1A_SLC | Global | 2014-04-03 to Present |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, snow/ ice, surface water | |
| SENTINEL-1B_SLC | Global | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, snow/ ice, surface water | |
| Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | Global | 2025-01-01 to Present | SAFE |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, surface water |
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
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENTINEL-1B_DUAL_POL_GRD_MEDIUM_RES | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, LABORATORY | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 1993-08-23 to 1995-10-09 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| LBA-ECO ND-02 Cation Leaching from Forest and Pasture Soils, Para, Brazil | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2002-01-01 to 2002-10-31 |
N: -2.983 S: -2.983 E: -47.516 W: -47.516 |
CSV | |
| CMS: Annual Estimates of Global Riverine Nitrous Oxide Emissions, 1900-2016 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1900-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 88.5 S: -88.5 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Maps of Vegetation, NDVI, Snow and Thaw Depths: North Slope, Alaska and NWT, Canada | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROMETERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2000-08-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 78.7857 S: 68.3617 E: -103.552 W: -148.852 |
multiple | |
| LBA-ECO ND-11 Organic Carbon Watershed Exports, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2003-2004 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | BALANCE, CARBON ANALYZERS | 2003-09-15 to 2004-09-13 |
N: -10.4249 S: -10.4249 E: -58.7597 W: -58.7597 |
CSV | |
| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.5 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Lake Bathymetry Maps derived from Landsat and Random Forest Modeling, North Slope, AK | 1 | LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9 | OLI, OLI-2 | 2016-07-01 to 2018-08-31 |
N: 77.2626 S: 56.0894 E: -128.196 W: -177.469 |
COG | |
| LBA Regional Boundary for the Amazon and Tocantins River Basins, 5-min | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 1972-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -30 E: -30 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Autumn 2019 Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2019-11-03 to 2019-11-06 |
N: 39.045793 S: 39.008324 E: -108.133243 W: -108.210066 |
CSV |
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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| WISP | The Water Information from Space (WISP) is an interactive dashboard for displaying satellite hydrology data. | Monitoring Natural Events, Visualization | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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