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Runoff Data Access and Tools
NASA has runoff datasets that help researchers measure and determine how precipitation and other sources of surface water flow influence waterbodies. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, ArcGIS importing tutorials, and NASAaccess to make the most of runoff data.
Runoff Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 |
N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 |
ASCII | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Anomaly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MA) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Climatology 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MC) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees |
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