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Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Backgrounds V2 | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 | N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF4 - netCDF-4 | Lightning |
| Quality Controlled Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on International Space Station (ISS) Science Data V2 | LIS | 2017-03-01 to 2023-11-16 | N: 55 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 - HDF4 | Lightning |
| Global Space-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology Version 2.2 | SAGE II, CALIOP, CLAES, SAGE III | 1979-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | 2.2 | COMPLETE | NetCDF-3 | Aerosols, Particulate Matter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Extinction | |
| OCO-3 Level 2 bias-corrected XCO2 and other select fields from the full-physics retrieval aggregated as daily files, Retrospective processing v10.4r (OCO3_L2_Lite_FP) at GES DISC | OCO-3 | 2019-08-06 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 10.4r | ACTIVE | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide | |
| GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2 | GEDI, Computer | 2019-04-17 to 2021-08-05 | N: 53.9933 S: -52.2046 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | DEPRECATED | binary | Evergreen Vegetation, Shrubland/Scrub, Grasslands, Forests, Canopy Characteristics |
| GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 1 | Computer, GEDI | 2019-04-18 to 2020-04-15 | N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | DEPRECATED | binary | LIDAR WAVEFORM, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation |
| GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 | GEDI | 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | DEPRECATED | HDF5 | Topography, Lidar, Canopy Characteristics, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Vegetation Cover |
| GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 | GEDI | 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | DEPRECATED | HDF5 | Topography, Lidar, Plant Phenology, VEGETATION HEIGHT, Vegetation Cover |
| GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V001 | GEDI | 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 001 | DEPRECATED | HDF5 | Topography, Lidar, LIDAR WAVEFORM |
| GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 1 | Computer, GEDI | 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03 | N: 53.994 S: -54.1988 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | DEPRECATED | binary | LIDAR WAVEFORM, Evergreen Vegetation, Deciduous Vegetation, Canopy Characteristics, Biomass |
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ISS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass Earthdata Dashboard | Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| LIS Space Time Domain Search | The Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Space Time Domain Search allows users to quickly perform a space time domain search of LIS science products. | Search and Discovery | |
| LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts | Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions. |
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