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Terrestrial Ecosystems Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Thaw Depth at Selected Unburned and Burned Sites Across Alaska | 1.0 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES | 2016-08-09 to 2018-08-28 |
N: 68.9911 S: 61.27 E: -146.558 W: -163.239 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Tree Canopy Cover and Stand Age from Landsat, Boreal Forest Biome, 1984-2020 | 1 | LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, COMPUTERS | OLI, TIRS, ETM+, MSS, TM, Computer | 1984-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 73 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
COG | |
| ABoVE: TVPRM Simulated Net Ecosystem Exchange, Alaskan North Slope, 2008-2017 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, OCO-2, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, OCO SPECTROMETERS, Computer, MODIS | 2008-01-01 to 2017-12-31 |
N: 77.2626 S: 56.0895 E: -128.592 W: -177.469 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Vegetation Composition across Fire History Gradients on the Y-K Delta, Alaska | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT | Computer | 2017-07-20 to 2018-07-16 |
N: 62.0883 S: 60.3598 E: -160.938 W: -164.688 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Wetland Type, Slave River and Peace-Athabasca Deltas, Canada, 2007 and 2017 | 1 | ALOS-2, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, ERS-2, ALOS | PALSAR-2, IMAGING RADIOMETERS, PALSAR | 2006-06-14 to 2019-05-28 |
N: 61.7919 S: 57.7746 E: -109.643 W: -115.291 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Wetland Vegetation Classification for Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada, 2019 | 1 | PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN, G-III, B-200 | Riegl Airborne Lidar, UAVSAR, AVIRIS-NG | 2019-07-15 to 2019-09-15 |
N: 59.1425 S: 58.2123 E: -110.832 W: -112.107 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: White Spruce Photosynthetic and Leaf Traits, Alaska and New York, 2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, CAMERA | 2017-06-19 to 2017-07-20 |
N: 67.9947 S: 41.4011 E: -74.0246 W: -149.754 |
CSV | |
| Aboveground Biomass Density for High Latitude Forests from ICESat-2, 2020 | 1 | ICESat-2, Sentinel-2A | ATLAS, Sentinel-2 MSI | 2019-06-01 to 2021-09-30 |
N: 78.5313 S: 43.705 E: 178.399 W: -179.818 |
multiple | |
| Aboveground Biomass for Howland Forest, Maine, 2012-2023 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, COMPUTERS, G-LiHT | DBH Tape, Computer, LIDAR | 2012-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
N: 45.2144 S: 45.1961 E: -68.7325 W: -68.7561 |
COG | |
| Aboveground Biomass High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 | 1.1 | Sentinel-1A, LANDSAT | SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, ETM+ | 2015-08-01 to 2015-09-01 |
N: 47.1174 S: 25.092 E: -69.9261 W: -122.734 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Aboveground Biomass Maps for Howland Research Forest, Maine, 2012-2025 | 2 | G-LiHT, AIRCRAFT, FIELD SURVEYS | Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar, AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, SURVEYING TOOLS | 2012-01-01 to 2025-12-31 |
N: 45.2278 S: 45.1902 E: -68.7064 W: -68.7578 |
COG | |
| AfriSAR: Aboveground Biomass for Lope, Mabounie, Mondah, and Rabi Sites, Gabon | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, B-200 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LIDAR, LVIS | 2016-02-01 to 2016-03-31 |
N: 0.611119 S: -1.94602 E: 11.6436 W: 9.30308 |
COG | |
| AfriSAR: Canopy Structure Derived from PolInSAR and Coherence TomoSAR NISAR tools | 1 | UAV | UAVSAR | 2016-02-25 to 2016-03-08 |
N: 0.61 S: -2.07788 E: 11.8642 W: 9.16944 |
GeoTIFF | |
| AfriSAR: Gridded Forest Biomass and Canopy Metrics Derived from LVIS, Gabon, 2016 | 1 | MODELS, B-200 | Computer, LVIS | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 |
N: 0.631722 S: -2.29494 E: 12.0244 W: 9.17929 |
multiple | |
| AfriSAR: Rainforest Canopy Height Derived from PolInSAR and Lidar Data, Gabon | 1 | B-200, COMPUTERS, UAV | LVIS, Computer, UAVSAR | 2016-02-27 to 2016-03-08 |
N: 0.239961 S: -0.347461 E: 11.8303 W: 9.28806 |
GeoTIFF | |
| AirMOSS: In Situ Soil Moisture and Tree Measurements, Harvard Forest, 2012-2013 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE | 2012-10-15 to 2013-08-22 |
N: 42.5492 S: 42.5361 E: -71.1755 W: -72.184 |
CSV | |
| AirMOSS: L4 Daily Modeled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), AirMOSS sites, 2012-2014 | 1 | C-130 | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2014-10-30 |
N: 45.7861 S: 31.4912 E: -68.3359 W: -122.883 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.0 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
||
| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.1 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.5 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 2.2 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Low Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Level 1 ScanSAR Product | 1 | ALOS-2 | PALSAR-2 | 2014-08-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ZIP | |
| Amazon Forest Structure from Airborne Lidar, ED2 Initial Condition Files, 2016 | 1 | COMPUTERS, AIRCRAFT | Computer, LIDAR | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -14 E: -45 W: -74 |
multiple |
Featured Terrestrial Ecosystem Observation Method: GEDI Lidar
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