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Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Wetland Type, Slave River and Peace-Athabasca Deltas, Canada, 2007 and 2017 | PALSAR-2, IMAGING RADIOMETERS, PALSAR | 2006-06-14 to 2019-05-28 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Wetlands, Wetlands, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, TMR, ALT (TOPEX), SSALT, RA-2, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE SCA, GRACE-FO KBR, AMR, POSEIDON-3, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, ERS-2 Altimeter | 1992-10-01 to 2010-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Height |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison Number of Observations | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, ALT (TOPEX), TMR, SSALT, RA-2, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE SCA, GRACE-FO KBR, AMR, POSEIDON-3, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, ERS-2 Altimeter | 1992-10-01 to 2010-12-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | NETCDF | Sea Surface Height |
| AVISO Level 4 Absolute Dynamic Topography for Climate Model Comparison Standard Error | JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, ALT (TOPEX), TMR, SSALT, RA-2, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE SCA, GRACE-FO KBR, AMR, POSEIDON-3, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, ERS-2 Altimeter | 1992-10-01 to 2010-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | NETCDF | Sea Surface Height |
| ERS SIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Radar Backscatter V001 | AMI | 1992-01-01 to 2001-02-05 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | SIGMA NAUGHT |
| ERS-2 Gridded Level 3 Enhanced Resolution Sigma-0 from BYU | AMI | 1996-06-03 to 2001-12-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | RAW | Ice Extent, SIGMA NAUGHT |
| ERS-2 Level 0 Product | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 | 1 | COMPLETE | Reforestation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Permafrost, Rock Glaciers, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glaciers, Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Icebergs, Ice Deformation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Edges, Ice Extent, Ice Extent, Ice Floes, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Roughness, Ice Temperature, Ice Types, Icebergs, Leads, Pack Ice, Polynyas, Reflectance, Sea Ice Motion, Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Motion, Ice Velocity, Lake Ice, Permafrost, River Ice, Snow Cover, Landslides, Coastal Landforms, Landscape Patterns, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation, Topographic Effects, Ice Deformation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Edges, Ice Extent, Ice Floes, Ice Roughness, Ice Types, Icebergs, Leads, Pack Ice, Polynyas, Sea Ice Motion, Glacial Landforms, Tectonic Landforms, Earthquakes, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, Volcanic Activity, Volcanic Activity, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Icebergs, Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Motion, Ice Velocity, Lake Ice, Permafrost, River Ice | |
| ERS-2 Level 1 Product | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 | 1 | COMPLETE | Reforestation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Permafrost, Rock Glaciers, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Icebergs, Ice Deformation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Edges, Ice Extent, Ice Floes, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Roughness, Ice Temperature, Ice Types, Icebergs, Leads, Pack Ice, Polynyas, Reflectance, Sea Ice Motion, Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Motion, Ice Velocity, Lake Ice, Permafrost, River Ice, Snow Cover, Landslides, Coastal Landforms, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation, Topographic Effects, Ice Deformation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Edges, Ice Extent, Ice Floes, Ice Roughness, Ice Types, Icebergs, Leads, Pack Ice, Polynyas, Sea Ice Motion, Glacial Landforms, Tectonic Landforms, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, Volcanic Activity, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Icebergs, Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Motion, Ice Velocity, Lake Ice, Permafrost, River Ice | |
| GHRSST Level 4 CMC0.2deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) | TMI, WINDSAT, AVHRR-3, AMSR-E, ATSR-2, DRIFTING BUOYS, AATSR | 1991-09-01 to 2017-03-18 | 2.0 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| Global 3-Year Running Mean Ground-Level Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Grids from GOME, SCIAMACHY and GOME-2 | Computer, GOME, GOME-2, SCIAMACHY | 1996-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS | Nitrogen Dioxide, Sustainability, Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation |
| Global Monthly and Seasonal Urban and Land Backscatter Time Series, 1993-2020 | Computer, ASCAT, NOT APPLICABLE | 1993-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 1.00 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF | Reflectance, Sustainability, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl |
| GOME/ERS-2 NO2 Tropospheric, Stratospheric and Total Columns MINDS 1-Orbit L2 Swath 40 km x 320 km V1.1 (GOME_MINDS_NO2) at GES DISC | GOME | 1995-06-30 to 2003-06-22 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | Atmospheric Nitric Acid, Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Nitrous Oxide | |
| L2 Daily Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) from ERS-2 GOME, 1995-2003 | GOME | 1995-07-01 to 2003-06-22 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Chlorophyll, Primary Production, Reflectance, Reflectance, Chlorophyll, Primary Production |
| MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwestern US, September, 2002 | MASTER | 2002-09-10 to 2002-09-26 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Emissivity, Visible Radiance, Land Surface Temperature, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED |
| MASTER: BP Oil Spill Mapping, Louisiana-Gulf of America-Wisconsin, Fall, 2010 | MASTER | 2010-07-31 to 2010-09-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance, Emissivity, THERMAL INFRARED, Land Surface Temperature |
| MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar V002 | PALSAR, MODIS, SAR, ASAR, OLI, C-SAR | 1992-02-07 to 2015-12-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF, BMP, Shapefile | Basins, Coastline, Grounding Line, Ice Shelves |
| MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 | PALSAR, SAR, X-SAR, PAZ-SAR, C-SAR | 1992-02-07 to 2025-11-26 | 2 | COMPLETE | Shapefile, GeoPackage | Grounding Line |
| MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 | SAR, C-SAR | 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile, GeoPackage | Grounding Line |
| MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map V002 | PALSAR, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR | 1996-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Ice Velocity |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 | SIRAL, RA-2, RA, RADAR ALTIMETERS, GLAS, ATLAS | 1985-04-17 to 2020-12-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 | SIRAL, RA-2, RA | 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Firn Air Content, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Growth/Melt, Mass Balance |
| MEaSUREs Multi-year Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaic V001 | PALSAR, SAR, OLI | 1995-12-01 to 2015-10-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF, JPEG | Ice Velocity |
| MEaSUREs Multi-year Reference Velocity Maps of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 | PALSAR, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR, X-SAR | 2020-07-01 to 2022-06-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Ice Velocity |
| MEaSUREs Phase-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map V001 | PALSAR, PALSAR-2, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR | 1996-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Ice Velocity |
| Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Final 0.25 Degree (Version 2.0) | AVHRR-2, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, ALT (TOPEX), TMR, SSALT, AVHRR-3, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO KBR, GRACE SCA, AMR, POSEIDON-3, SSM/I, ERS-2 Altimeter, GFO Altimeter, RA-2, SEAWINDS, ERS-1 ALTIMETER, POSEIDON-3B | 1993-01-01 to 2022-08-05 | 2.0 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Ocean Currents |
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