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Lakes/Reservoirs Data Access and Tools

NASA has lakes and reservoirs datasets that help researchers explore the size, health and other aspects of waterbodies. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, HEG, and the MODID/VIIRS Subsetting Tools Suite to make the most of lakes and reservoirs data.

Lakes/Reservoirs Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
ABoVE: AirSWOT Ka-band Radar over Surface Waters of Alaska and Canada, 2017 B-200 AirSWOT 2017-07-08 to 2017-08-17 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE multiple
ABoVE: AirSWOT Radar, Orthomosaic, and Water Masks, Yukon Flats Basin, Alaska, 2015 B-200 AirSWOT, CAMERA 2015-06-15 to 2015-06-15 ALASKA, ARCTIC multiple
ABoVE: Historical Lake Shorelines and Areas near Fairbanks, Alaska from 1949-2009 SPOT-1, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS HRVIR, CAMERA 1949-01-01 to 2009-12-31 ALASKA Shapefile
ABoVE: Lake and Pond Extents in Alaskan Boreal and Tundra Subregions, 2019-2021 PlanetScope PlanetScope 2019-05-19 to 2021-09-28 ALASKA Shapefile
ABoVE: Lake Growing Season Green Surface Reflectance Trends, AK and Canada, 1984-2019 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-07-01 to 2019-09-01 ALASKA, CANADA Text File
ABoVE: Lakes and Ponds Weekly Occurrence, 2016 - 2023 Sentinel-2A Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-05-06 to 2023-10-14 ALASKA, YUKON TERRITORY, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES multiple
ABoVE: Methane Flux across Two Thermokarst Lake Ecosystems, Interior Alaska, 2018 FIELD SURVEYS GAS SENSORS, CO2 ANALYZERS, GPS, SPECTROMETERS 2018-07-17 to 2018-07-29 ALASKA CSV
ABoVE: SAR-based Methane Ebullition Flux from Lakes, Five Regions, Alaska, 2007-2010 ALOS PALSAR 2007-11-13 to 2010-11-11 ALASKA Shapefile
Arctic Alaska Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1993-2005 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5 VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, AVHRR 1993-06-01 to 2005-03-30 multiple
CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from Waterbodies, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2016-2019 SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, WATER BOTTLES, Computer 2016-07-07 to 2019-07-07 ALASKA multiple
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Featured Lakes/Reservoirs Observation Method: SWOT
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) platform monitors Earth’s surface water and measures how water bodies, such as lakes and rivers, change over time. SWOTS measures water surface heights using its primary instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
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Diving Into SWOT Hydrology Data

A workshop hosted by NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) explored data and resources for working with observations from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission.
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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.

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