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Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II Global Population of the World | MODIS | 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Population Size, Population Distribution |
| ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992 | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1700-01-01 to 1992-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Historical Land Cover and Land Use, 1700-1990 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1700-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Albedo, Albedo, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1932-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | CSV | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002 | MODIS | 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Reflectance, Albedo |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) IGBP Land Cover, 2000-2001 | MODIS | 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Vegetation Cover, Albedo |
| ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Albedo, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover | AVHRR, MODIS | 1992-04-01 to 1993-04-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | ASCII | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index, Deciduous Vegetation, Reflectance |
| ISLSCP II Snow-Free, Spatially Complete, 16 Day Albedo, 2002 | MODIS | 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Reflectance, Albedo |
| LBA-ECO LC-07 Amazon Floodplain Lake Chlorophyll from MODIS, Para, Brazil: 2002-2003 | MODIS | 2002-04-01 to 2003-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Wetlands, Chlorophyll, Lakes/Reservoirs |
| LBA-ECO LC-15 Vegetation Cover Types from MODIS, 1-km, Amazon Basin: 2000-2001 | MODIS | 2000-10-31 to 2001-12-09 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Land Use Classes, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005 | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS, MODIS | 2005-03-17 to 2005-03-24 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Forests, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Land Cover from MODIS Vegetation Indices, Mato Grosso, Brazil | MODIS | 2000-09-01 to 2004-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Vegetation Index |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Post-deforestation Land Use, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2001-2005 | MODIS | 2001-08-01 to 2005-07-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Shapefile | Deforestation |
| LBA-ECO LC-22 Vegetation Cover Types from MODIS, 500-m, South America: 2000-2001 | MODIS | 2000-11-01 to 2001-11-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 ASTER and MODIS Fire Data Comparison for Brazil: 2003-2004 | MODIS, ASTER | 2003-01-19 to 2004-02-07 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Wildfires |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 | MODIS, AVHRR | 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Reflectance, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 Vegetation Fire Data, Roraima , Brazil: 2003 | ASTER, THERMOCOUPLES | 2003-01-19 to 2003-01-28 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature |
| LBA-ECO LC-24 Forest Cover Map from MODIS, 500-m, South America: 2001 | MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 | 2 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Use Classes, Vegetation Cover, Forests |
| LBA-ECO LC-39 Modeled Carbon Flux from Deforestation, Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2000-2006 | MODIS | 2000-10-01 to 2006-09-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Vegetation Index, Fire Occurrence, Biomass, Carbon |
| LBA-ECO LC-39 MODIS Active Fire and Frequency Data for South America: 2000-2007 | MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2007-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Fire Occurrence, Deforestation |
| Likely Basal Thermal State of the Greenland Ice Sheet V002 | MODIS, ACORDS, ICORDS, MCRDS, MCoRDS | 1993-06-23 to 2017-05-20 | 2 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | THERMAL PROPERTIES |
| Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011 | MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-3 | Inundation, Lakes/Reservoirs, Total Surface Water |
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