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 LC-02 Tributary Coordinates, Acre River, Tri-national River Basin: 2003-2004	1	SATELLITES	GPS	2003-02-01 to 2004-07-30	N: -9.0658 S: -11.99 E: -68.7408 W: -70.59	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-04 Macrohydrological Routing Data for the Amazon and Tocantins River Basin	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1967-01-01 to 1996-12-31	N: 6 S: -21.12 E: -45 W: -80	multiple
LBA-ECO LC-04 THMB Model Simulations for the Amazon and Tocantins Basins: 1939-1998	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1939-01-01 to 1998-12-31	N: -10.073 S: -10.073 E: -67.629 W: -67.629	netCDF-3
LBA-ECO LC-07 Amazon Floodplain Lake Chlorophyll from MODIS, Para, Brazil: 2002-2003	1	Terra	MODIS	2002-04-01 to 2003-12-31	N: -1 S: -3.00025 E: -52.9995 W: -57	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-07 Bathymetric Survey of Floodplain Lake, Lago Curuai, Para, Brazil: 2004	1	SATELLITES, FIELD INVESTIGATION	TM, ECHO SOUNDERS	2004-06-01 to 2004-06-30	N: -1.9275 S: -2.3144 E: -55.0561 W: -55.9531	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-07 CO2 and CH4 Flux from Wetlands, Negro River Basin, Brazil: 2004-2006	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	2004-03-10 to 2006-01-31	N: -0.2863 S: -1.1424 E: -63.0996 W: -64.108	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Lake Sediment Nutrient Data, Lago Calado, Brazil: 1982-1984	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY	DREDGING DEVICES, SEDIMENT CORERS, SPECTROMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS	1982-02-01 to 1984-08-31	N: -3.269 S: -3.319 E: -60.548 W: -60.583	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Balbina Reservoir, Brazil	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, OXYGEN METERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES	2004-07-05 to 2006-02-15	N: -0.859 S: -1.984 E: -59.1671 W: -60.7413	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Methane Releases from Two Amazon Hydroreservoirs, Brazil: 2000-2001	1	LABORATORY	GC-FID	2000-06-01 to 2001-09-30	N: -4.3333 S: -8.8034 E: -49.4167 W: -63.8535	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Monthly Inundated Areas, Amazon, Orinoco and Pantanal Basins: 1978-1987	1	Nimbus-7	SMMR	1978-12-01 to 1987-08-31	N: 10 S: -21 E: -35 W: -80	multiple
LBA-ECO LC-07 Monthly Mean Flooded Wetlands Habitat, Central Amazon Basin: 1979-1996	1	JERS-1, Nimbus-7	SAR, SMMR	1979-01-01 to 1996-06-30	N: 0 S: -8 E: -54 W: -72	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Reflectance Spectra and Water Quality of Amazon Basin Floodplain Lakes	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY	SPECTROMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SECCHI DISKS, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS	2000-07-07 to 2000-08-02	N: -2.9583 S: -3.9811 E: -60.5264 W: -63.9014	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Water Quality, CO2, Chlorophyll, Lago Curuai, Para, Brazil: 2003-2004	1	LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION	BALANCE, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, TURBIDITY METERS	2003-09-25 to 2004-06-30	N: -1.8206 S: -2.3389 E: -50.0208 W: -55.8347	CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Wetland Extent, Vegetation, and Inundation: Lowland Amazon Basin	2	JERS-1	SAR	1995-09-01 to 1996-06-30	N: 6 S: -21.0024 E: -50 W: -80	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO ND-01 Streamwater and Watershed Characteristics, Rondonia, Brazil: 1998-1999	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	TM	1998-08-02 to 1999-01-28	N: -8 S: -12.63 E: -60.701 W: -64.43	CSV
LBA-ECO ND-01 Watershed Deforestation from Landsat TM Series, Rondonia, Brazil: 1999	1	DEM	DIGITIZER	1999-01-01 to 1999-12-31	N: -8 S: -13.5 E: -60 W: -65	multiple
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
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

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Tool Sort descending	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
FLOOD	The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products.	Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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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