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Droughts Data Access and Tools
NASA’s drought data include estimates of forest carbon stocks, fluxes, and productivity and land surface open water cover maps. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to detect and monitor the extent of droughts around the world.
Droughts Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Fractional Open Water Cover for Pan-Arctic and ABoVE-Domain Regions, 2002-2015 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1, Terra | AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 | 2002-06-20 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 39.383 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF | |
| CMS: Forest Carbon Stocks, Emissions, and Net Flux for the Conterminous US: 2005-2010 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2005-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 50 S: 19.2881 E: -55.8472 W: -136.153 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Geocoded Disasters (GDIS) Dataset | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 1960-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV, Geodatabase, GeoPackage, RData, PDF, PDF, PNG | |
| Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 1980-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Drought Mortality Risks and Distribution | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Drought Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 86 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Drought Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 86 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Multihazard Frequency and Distribution | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG |
| Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG |
| Global Multihazard Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG |
| Global Multihazard Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees | ASCII, DBF, PDF, PNG |
| LBA-ECO CD-05 Forest Understory Fuel Loads, Paragominas, Para, Brazil: 2001 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE | 2001-01-01 to 2001-01-01 |
N: -2.983 S: -2.983 E: -47.516 W: -47.516 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-05 Understory Fuel Stick Moisture, km 67 Site, Para, Brazil: 1998-2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE | 1998-10-09 to 2000-11-17 |
N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 |
CSV | |
| NACP: Forest Carbon Stocks, Fluxes and Productivity Estimates, Western USA, 1979-2099 | 1 | Models | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2099-12-31 |
N: 49.0351 S: 31.1875 E: -101.961 W: -124.812 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| U.S. Climate Risk Projections by County, 2040-2049 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2040-01-01 to 2049-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 17 E: -65 W: -180 |
Shapefile, PDF, PNG, Excel |
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