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Permafrost Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Soil Moisture Visualizer guide users in making the most of permafrost data.
Permafrost Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Concise Experiment Plan for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment | 1.1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 81.6086 S: 39.415 E: -66.9178 W: -176.125 |
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| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 | 3 | GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) | UAVSAR | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 |
N: 71.5212 S: 57.8294 E: -110.418 W: -166.733 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 | 1 | SATELLITES, SMAP | MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 70.214 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Annual Thaw Slump Expansion on East Fork Chandalar River, Alaska, 2008-2017 | 1 | LANDSAT | DIGITIZER | 2008-08-23 to 2017-09-17 |
N: 67.635 S: 67.6326 E: -146.058 W: -146.067 |
Shapefile | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Spruce Forest Sites, Tanana, AK, 2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT | PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, TM | 2017-07-26 to 2017-07-28 |
N: 65.2315 S: 65.0968 E: -151.951 W: -152.416 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Historical Lake Shorelines and Areas near Fairbanks, Alaska from 1949-2009 | 1 | SPOT-1, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | HRVIR, CAMERA | 1949-01-01 to 2009-12-31 |
N: 64.96 S: 64.8282 E: -147.66 W: -147.98 |
Shapefile | |
| ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016 | 1 | IKONOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane | Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, LIDAR | 2009-06-27 to 2016-07-17 |
N: 61.2881 S: 61.1694 E: -165.03 W: -165.69 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE | 2018-08-12 to 2018-08-22 |
N: 62.5658 S: 60.4524 E: -113.42 W: -117.425 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Soil Active Layer Thaw Depths at CRREL sites near Fairbanks, Alaska, 2014-2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2014-10-15 to 2018-10-15 |
N: 64.9511 S: 64.8677 E: -147.612 W: -147.74 |
CSV | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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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| Arctic Circumpolar Distribution and Soil Carbon of Thermokarst Landscapes, 2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 83.6162 S: 45.5364 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots in Northern NWT and YT, Canada, 1965-1966 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 1965-06-09 to 1966-08-13 |
N: 68.8244 S: 68.2203 E: -135.697 W: -138.748 |
CSV | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots, Prudhoe Bay ArcSEES Road Study, Lake Colleen, Alaska, 2014 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | CORING DEVICES, PROBES, GPS, THERMOMETERS, BALANCE | 2014-08-06 to 2014-08-13 |
N: 70.2248 S: 70.2214 E: -148.467 W: -148.474 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS TE-20 Soils Data over the NSA-MSA and Tower Sites in Raster Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.94 S: 55.87 E: -98.27 W: -98.68 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TE-20 Soils Data over the NSA-MSA and Tower Sites in Vector Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 56.06 S: 55.73 E: -98.09 W: -98.79 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon and Flux Data of NSA-MSA in Raster Format | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1937-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
Binary | |
| ERS-1 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-1 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-2 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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