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SAFARI 2000 Data Access and Tools
Find Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000) datasets and online tools designed to streamline workflows.
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Data at SAFARI 2000
| Dataset | Processing Level | Data State | Temporal Extent | Platform | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 SeaWiFS Images for Core Study Sites, 2000-2001 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-04-12 to 2001-05-17 | OrbView-2 | HDF4 | VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| SAFARI 2000 SeaWiFS Images for the Southern African Region, 1999-2001 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1999-01-01 to 2001-03-03 | OrbView-2 | HDF4 | VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance |
| SAFARI 2000 Soil Profile Data (ISRIC-WISE) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | Text File | Vegetation Cover, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, Soil Bulk Density, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Color, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Depth, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Texture, Soil Structure, Terrain Elevation, Water Table |
| SAFARI 2000 Selected Soil Characteristics, 10-km Grid (IGBP-DIS) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1995-01-01 to 1996-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | ASCII | Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile |
| SAFARI 2000 Potential Vegetation, 5-min (Ramankutty and Foley) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1753-01-01 to 1992-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Cover |
| SAFARI 2000 Organic Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Data (Zinke et al.) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1940-01-01 to 1984-12-31 | FIELD SURVEYS | multiple | Nitrogen, Carbon |
| SAFARI 2000 Carbon in Live Vegetation, 0.5-Deg (Olson) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1960-01-01 to 1980-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Carbon, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Biomass |
| SAFARI 2000 Land Cover from AVHRR, 8-km, 1984 (DeFries et al.) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1984-01-01 to 1984-12-31 | NOAA-10, NOAA-9, NOAA-11 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Agricultural Lands, Vegetation Cover |
| SAFARI 2000 Land Cover from AVHRR, 1-Deg, 1987 (Defries and Townshend) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1987-01-01 to 1987-12-31 | NOAA-9, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Agricultural Lands, Vegetation Index |
| SAFARI 2000 Freshwater Wetlands, 1-Deg (Stillwell-Soller et al.) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1995-01-01 to 1995-09-30 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Wetlands, Wetlands, Wetlands, Lakes/Reservoirs, Wetlands |
| SAFARI 2000 Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Deg (ISRIC-WISE) | 4 | COMPLETE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | multiple | Carbon, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Porosity |
| SAFARI 2000 Wetlands Data Set, 1-Deg (Matthews and Fung) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Wetlands, Soil Classification, Vegetation Cover, Inundation |
| SAFARI 2000 AVHRR Daily Site (1.5 km) and 15-Day Regional (1.5- and 6-km) Imagery | 3 | COMPLETE | 1998-07-01 to 2000-10-31 | NOAA-14 | Binary | Fire Occurrence, Vegetation Index, Reflectance, Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature, Brightness Temperature |
| SAFARI 2000 Tree Cover from AVHRR, 1-km, 1992-1993 (DeFries et al.) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31 | NOAA-9, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evergreen Vegetation, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover |
| SAFARI 2000 Mean Climatology, 0.5-Deg, 1930-1960, V[ersion]. 2.1 (Cramer and Leemans) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1931-01-01 to 1960-12-31 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | multiple | Surface Temperature, Cloud Frequency, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount |
| SAFARI 2000 Hydrographic Data, 1-Deg, Release 2.2 (Cogley) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01 | NOT APPLICABLE | multiple | Runoff, Dunes, Forests, Wetlands, Wetlands, Wetlands, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Ice Extent, Lake Ice, Permafrost, Drainage, Lakes/Reservoirs, Rivers/Streams, Wetlands, RIVERS/STREAMS |
| SAFARI 2000 Monthly Climatology for the 20th Century (New et al.) | 3 | COMPLETE | 1901-01-01 to 1996-12-31 | NOT APPLICABLE | ASCII | Precipitation Amount, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Cloud Frequency, Freeze/Frost |
| SAFARI 2000 MISR Level 2 Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 2 | COMPLETE | 2000-08-12 to 2000-09-28 | Terra | Shapefile | Reflectance |
| SAFARI 2000 Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-08-17 to 2000-09-16 | CONVAIR CV-580 | netCDF-3 | Solar Radiation, Incoming Solar Radiation |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS L3 Albedo and Land Cover Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-07-11 to 2000-10-15 | Terra | Shapefile | Reflectance, Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| SAFARI 2000 MOPITT Tropospheric Carbon Monoxide, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30 | Terra | Binary | Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide |
| SAFARI 2000 AVHRR-derived Land Surface Temperature Maps, Africa, 1995-2000 | 4 | COMPLETE | 1995-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | NOAA-14 | multiple | Land Surface Temperature, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Emissivity |
| SAFARI 2000 TOMS Tropospheric Ozone Data, Southern Africa Subset, Dry Season 2000 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-08-08 to 2000-09-29 | EP-TOMS | ASCII | Atmospheric Ozone |
| SAFARI 2000 TOMS Aerosol Index Data, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2000-08-12 to 2000-09-30 | EP-TOMS | ASCII | Aerosol Radiance |
| SAFARI 2000 ALI/ETM+ Tandem Image Pair for Skukuza, South Africa, May 2001 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2001-05-30 to 2001-05-30 | EO-1, LANDSAT-7 | Binary | Reflectance, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Cover |
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