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Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests, 2015-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CHN ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES 2015-06-11 to 2018-08-24

N: 68.3256 S: 59.7883 E: -104.194 W: -132.671

CSV
Pre-Delta-X: River Discharge Channel Surveys across Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 1 FIELD SURVEYS ADCP 2016-10-15 to 2016-10-20

N: 29.7422 S: 29.4432 E: -91.2124 W: -91.437

CSV
Pre-Delta-X: Spectral Reflectance of Water Surface, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 1 ZODIACS Field Spectroradiometer 2016-10-14 to 2016-10-21

N: 29.744 S: 29.4168 E: -90.9964 W: -91.4859

CSV
Pre-Delta-X: Total Suspended Solids of Surface Water across MRD, LA, USA, 2015-2016 1 FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY WATER BOTTLES, BALANCE 2015-05-06 to 2016-10-21

N: 29.744 S: 29.2217 E: -90.6776 W: -91.5024

CSV
Pre-Delta-X: UAVSAR Georeferenced Channel Maps, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 1 UAV UAVSAR 2016-10-16 to 2016-10-17

N: 29.7584 S: 29.3561 E: -91.0575 W: -91.622

GeoTIFF
Pre-Delta-X: UAVSAR Georeferenced Channel Maps, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016, V2 2 G-III UAVSAR 2016-10-16 to 2016-10-17

N: 29.7584 S: 29.3561 E: -91.0575 W: -91.622

GeoTIFF
Pre-Delta-X: Vegetation Species, Structure, Aboveground Biomass, MRD, LA, USA, 2015 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, SURVEYING TOOLS 2015-05-06 to 2015-09-28

N: 29.5395 S: 29.2471 E: -90.7278 W: -91.4591

CSV
Pre-Delta-X: Water Levels across Wax Lake Outlet, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 1 COMPUTERS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, BAROMETERS 2016-10-13 to 2016-10-20

N: 29.7429 S: 29.5057 E: -91.3573 W: -91.446

CSV
RADARSAT-1 Level 0 Product 1 RADARSAT-1 SAR 1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Product 1 RADARSAT-1 SAR 1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

RLC Forest Cover Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1990 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 71 S: 23.21 E: 180 W: 25

BMP
RLC Forest Cover of the Former Soviet Union, 1973 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1973-01-01 to 1973-12-31

N: 75 S: 35.1659 E: 170 W: 19.8165

multiple
RLC Forest Cover of the Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia, 1973 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1973-01-01 to 1973-12-31

N: 56.5 S: 56.5 E: 104.5 W: 104.5

multiple
RLC Forest Stand Carbon Map of Russia 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1973-01-01 to 1973-12-31

N: 75 S: 35.1659 E: 170 W: 19.8165

BMP
RLC Generalized Forest Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1-km 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1998-01-01 to 1998-12-31

N: 71 S: 23.21 E: 180 W: 25

BMP
SAFARI 2000 1-Degree Estimates of Burned Biomass, Area, and Emissions, 2000 1 MODELS, SPOT-4, ERS-2, Terra Computer, MULTI-SPECTRAL, ATSR, MODIS 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30

N: 0 S: -36 E: 56 W: -18

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Canopy Structural Measurements, Kalahari Transect, Wet Season 2001 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, CLINOMETERS 2001-02-28 to 2001-03-08

N: -24.16 S: -25.75 E: 22.3294 W: 21.83

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Emissions Estimates, MODIS Burned Area Product, Dry Season 2000 1 Terra MODIS 2000-08-31 to 2000-09-30

N: 0.3389 S: -34.1425 E: 46.6473 W: 9.6738

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 FPAR TRAC Data for Mongu, Zambia, 1999-2002 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION PYRANOMETERS 1999-08-10 to 2002-02-23

N: -14.9342 S: -16.8667 E: 24.2773 W: 22.0276

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Freshwater Wetlands, 1-Deg (Stillwell-Soller et al.) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1995-09-30

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Historical Fire Maps, Kruger National Park, 1992-2001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1992-05-11 to 2001-03-31

N: -22.327 S: -25.529 E: 32.034 W: 30.888

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Hydrographic Data, 1-Deg, Release 2.2 (Cogley) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

multiple
SAFARI 2000 LAI Measurements at Kalahari Transect Sites, Wet Season 2000 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER 2000-03-04 to 2000-03-16

N: -18.66 S: -24.127 E: 25.494 W: 21.709

CSV
SAFARI 2000 Leaf Area Measurements at the Mongu Tower Site, Zambia, 2000-2002 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, LICOR LEAF AREA METER 2000-10-09 to 2002-04-13

N: -14.9342 S: -16.8667 E: 24.2773 W: 22.0276

CSV
SAFARI 2000 Leaf Measurements of Dominant Trees, Kalahari Sites, Wet Season 2000 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-28 to 2000-03-18

N: -18.657 S: -24.164 E: 25.5 W: 21.713

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