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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Minute Rainfall Data (FIFE) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1987-05-29 to 1987-10-26 |
N: 39.11 S: 39.08 E: -96.55 W: -96.6 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Dall Sheep Lamb Recruitment and Climate Data, Alaska and NW Canada, 2000-2015 | 1 | Airplane, SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 69.7074 S: 59.5978 E: -123.547 W: -163.281 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 |
N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | 2 | Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP | AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 |
N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 |
COG | |
| ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08 |
N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902 |
CSV | |
| AirMOSS: L2 Hourly Precipitation at AirMOSS Sites, 2011-2015 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2011-09-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 53.9169 S: 19.5086 E: -72.1712 W: -121.558 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| AMAZE-08 Aerosol Characterization and Meteorological Data, Central Amazon Basin: 2008 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | LOPC-PMS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CNC, AEROSOL/CLOUD PARTICLE SIZER | 2008-02-05 to 2008-04-21 |
N: -2.4282 S: -2.75745 E: -60.0272 W: -60.3678 |
CSV | |
| BIGFOOT Meteorological Data for North and South American Sites, 1991-2004 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1991-01-01 to 2004-12-31 |
N: 71.2719 S: -2.8697 E: -54.96 W: -156.613 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS 1994 HYD-09 Belfort Rain Gauge Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1994-04-10 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.89 E: -98.34 W: -105.04 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS 1994 HYD-09 Tipping Bucket Rain Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1994-04-10 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.9 E: -98.34 W: -105.14 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS 1995 HYD-09 Belfort Rain Gauge Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 55.92 S: 53.89 E: -98.34 W: -105.04 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS 1995 HYD-09 Tipping Bucket Rain Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.9 E: -98.34 W: -105.14 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS 1996 HYD-09 Belfort Rain Gauge Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.89 E: -98.34 W: -105.04 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS 1996 HYD-09 Tipping Bucket Rain Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 55.94 S: 53.9 E: -98.34 W: -105.14 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data, R1 | 2 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | SNOW MEASURING ROD, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, WIND MONITOR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS | 1975-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS AES Five-day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, RAIN GAUGES, SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1976-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 57.35 S: 52.17 E: -97.83 W: -107.87 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS AFM-06 Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1994-05-21 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 53.91 S: 53.91 E: -104.4 W: -104.4 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01 |
N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-02 Area and Regional Hourly Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE SENSORS, VAS | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS Follow-On HMet-03 Hourly Meteorological Data at Flux Towers, 1994-1996 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-01 |
N: 56 S: 53 E: -98 W: -106 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS Follow-On MOD-01 Regional Daily Averaged Gridded Met. Data, 1994-1996 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, GOES-7 | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, VAS | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS HYD-08 1996 Gross Precipitation Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES | 1996-07-04 to 1996-08-11 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-08 Throughfall Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES | 1994-06-24 to 1996-08-11 |
N: 55.88 S: 53.99 E: -98.15 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-09 Hourly and Daily Radar Rainfall Maps for the Southern Study Area | 1 | WEATHER STATIONS | CBR | 1994-05-13 to 1994-09-23 |
N: 54.27 S: 53.51 E: -104.31 W: -106.29 |
Binary |
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