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.

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		Detailed wetland classification and monitoring	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	Hydrological cycle research and water resource management Flood forecasting and monitoring	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	High-resolution precipitation monitoring globally Extreme rainfall event detection and analysis Hydrological modeling and flood forecasting	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	Surface energy balance studies and monitoring Evaporation and precipitation pattern analysis Hydrological cycle component analysis	snow/ ice
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003	Global Land	2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21	HGT	Hydrological modeling and watershed delineation Flood risk assessment	surface water
OPERA Surface Displacement from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1)	Global	2016-07-01 to Present	NetCDF-4 XML PNG Zarr	Ground subsidence monitoring in urban areas and infrastructure Aquifer depletion impact assessment	glaciers/ ice sheets, ground water
SENTINEL-1A_SLC	Global	2014-04-03 to Present		Interferometric analysis for surface deformation detection Coherence-based change detection Polarimetric analysis for target characterization Development of advanced SAR processing algorithms Time-series analysis for subtle change detection	glaciers/ ice sheets, snow/ ice, surface water
SENTINEL-1B_SLC	Global	2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24		High-resolution deformation mapping with interferometry Coherence analysis for subtle change detection Polarimetric target characterization Glacier velocity measurement and ice monitoring Time-series analysis for seasonal change patterns	glaciers/ ice sheets, snow/ ice, surface water
Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product	Global	2025-01-01 to Present	SAFE	Wetland extent mapping and flood monitoring	glaciers/ ice sheets, surface water

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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
LBA-ECO ND-02 Stream Water Chemistry, Paragominas, Para, Brazil: 1999-2005	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY	TEMPERATURE SENSORS, TURBIDITY METERS, STREAM GAUGES, OXYGEN ANALYZERS, PH METERS, CARBON ANALYZERS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS	1999-08-12 to 2005-10-01	N: -2.2015 S: -3.1904 E: -47.2723 W: -47.667		CSV
LBA-ECO ND-03 Forest and Pasture Watershed Hydrochemistry, Rondonia, Brazil	1	LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION	ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, RAIN GAUGES, STREAM GAUGES	2004-08-22 to 2005-03-08	N: -10.2886 S: -10.3231 E: -62.8583 W: -62.8811		CSV
LBA-ECO ND-03 Stream and Soil Water Data, Fazenda Nova Vida, Rondonia: 1994-2001	1	LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION	AAS, AUTOANALYZER, STREAM GAUGES, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS	1994-04-24 to 2001-09-12	N: -10.156 S: -10.156 E: -62.811 W: -62.811		CSV
LBA-ECO ND-07 Hydrochemistry of Natural and Developed Land Cover, Brasilia, Brazil	1	LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION	ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, TURBIDITY METERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS	2004-09-08 to 2006-12-22	N: -15.55 S: -15.9328 E: -47.6 W: -48.1859		CSV
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
LBA-ECO ND-11 Stream Carbon and Nutrients, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2003-2006	1	LABORATORY	PH METERS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS	2003-11-18 to 2006-05-18	N: -10.4249 S: -10.4249 E: -58.7597 W: -58.7597		CSV
LBA-ECO ND-30 Water Chemistry, Rainfall Exclusion, km 67, Tapajos National Forest	1	LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION	ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, LYSIMETERS	1999-05-17 to 2006-05-10	N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55		CSV
LBA-ECO TG-05 NPP, Carbon Pool, Soil Characteristics, Soil Gas Flux Maps of Brazil	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1982-01-01 to 2001-12-31	N: 6.02 S: -34 E: -34.035 W: -80		GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO TG-09 Soil Isotopic C, N, H2O, and N2O Data, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil	1	LABORATORY	IRMS, BALANCE	2000-07-08 to 2002-03-23	N: -2.75 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -55		CSV
Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011	1	COMPUTERS, Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2003-01-01 to 2011-12-31	N: 20 S: 10 E: 40 W: -20		netCDF-3
Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1)	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15	N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180		multiple
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
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska	1	SPOT-1, LANDSAT	ETM+, MSS	1976-08-04 to 2008-12-31	N: 70.5422 S: 68.2881 E: -148.085 W: -151.196		multiple
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Toolik Lake Area, Alaska	1	COMPUTERS	Computer	1990-01-01 to 2014-08-31	N: 68.6561 S: 68.6169 E: -149.546 W: -149.67		Shapefile
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V005	5	DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, FY-3B, GCOM-W1, Nimbus-7	SSM/I, SSMIS, MWRI, AMSR2, SMMR	1979-01-01 to 2023-12-31	N: 86.7167 S: -86.7167 E: 179.9999 W: -179.9999	25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers	HDF5, GIF, GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Surface Melt Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001	1	DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7	SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR	1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31	N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180	25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Ice Velocity Maps of Central Antarctica: 1997 and 2009 V001	1	RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2	SAR	2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31	N: -72 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	900 Meters x 900 Meters	netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001	1	CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2	SIRAL, RA-2, RA	1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16	N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1920 Meters x 1920 Meters	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001	1	DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra	SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS	1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31	N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180	25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001	1	DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra	SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS	1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31	N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180	25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Weekly 100km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001	1	DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7	SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR	1966-10-04 to 2012-12-31	N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180	100 Kilometers x 100 Kilometers	netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Binned Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0	5.0	Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B	OLCI	2016-04-25 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped CyAN Project, True Color (TC) Data, version 6.0	6.0	Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B	OLCI	2016-04-25 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped Cyanobacteria Index (CI) Data, version 6.0	6.0	Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B	OLCI	2016-04-25 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		netCDF-4

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