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| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Climate Drivers of Pan-Arctic Tundra Vegetation Productivity, 1982-2015 | 1982-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | CSV | Ocean Heat Budget, Heat Index, Sea Ice Concentration, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Land Surface Temperature |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 | 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 | 1.1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Snow Cover, Snow Melt, Snow Cover, Snow Melt, Snow Melt |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowpack Main Melt Onset Date Maps, 1988-2023 | 1988-02-09 to 2023-07-20 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Snow Melt, Snow Melt, Surface Melt, Snow Melt |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | 3 | COG | Snow Density, Snow Water Equivalent, Brightness Temperature, Rain |
| Bootstrap Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS V004 | 1978-11-01 to Present | 4 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Sea Ice Concentration |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-01 Merged SSM/I and Rain Gauge Precipitation Data | 1996-06-01 to 1996-10-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Binary | Precipitation Rate |
| Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR V002 | 1978-10-25 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature |
| CARVE: Daily Thaw State of Boreal and Arctic Alaska from AMSR-E and SSM/I, 2003-2014 | 2003-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 1.1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Freeze/Thaw, Snow Melt, Freeze/Thaw, Snow Melt |
| Chang SSM/I Derived Monthly Rain Indices 5 x 5 degree V2.3 (RAIN_CHANG) at GES DISC | 1987-07-01 to 1995-12-31 | 2.3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Precipitation Amount, Rain | |
| CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness V001 | 2010-09-20 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 4 | PNG, netCDF-3 | Freeboard, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Roughness, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Density, Snow Depth |
| DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures V006 | 1987-07-09 to Present | 6 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F08 V3 (GSSTF_F08) at GES DISC | 1987-07-09 to 1992-01-01 | 3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F10 V3 (GSSTF_F10) at GES DISC | 1991-01-07 to 1997-11-15 | 3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F11 V3 (GSSTF_F11) at GES DISC | 1992-01-01 to 2000-05-17 | 3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F13 V3 (GSSTF_F13) at GES DISC | 1995-05-03 to 2009-01-01 | 3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F14 V3 (GSSTF_F14) at GES DISC | 1997-05-08 to 2008-08-09 | 3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F15 V3 (GSSTF_F15) at GES DISC | 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-01 | 3 | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid V3 (GSSTF) at GES DISC | 1987-07-09 to 2009-01-01 | 3 | COMPLETE | 4 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Monthly Grid V3 (GSSTFM) at GES DISC | 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 | 3 | COMPLETE | 4 | Sea Level Pressure, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F08 V2c (GSSTF_F08) at GES DISC | 1987-07-09 to 1992-01-01 | 2c | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F10 V2c (GSSTF_F10) at GES DISC | 1991-01-07 to 1997-11-15 | 2c | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F11 V2c (GSSTF_F11) at GES DISC | 1992-01-01 to 2000-05-17 | 2c | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F13 V2c (GSSTF_F13) at GES DISC | 1995-05-03 to 2009-01-01 | 2c | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F14 V2c (GSSTF_F14) at GES DISC | 1997-05-08 to 2008-08-08 | 2c | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F15 V2c (GSSTF_F15) at GES DISC | 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-01 | 2c | COMPLETE | 3 | Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress |
SSMIS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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