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NASA data provide key measurements of Earth’s land, allowing researchers to accurately understand its composition, processes, uses, and interactions. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Land Surface Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
BOREAS TE-20 Soils Data over the NSA-MSA and Tower Sites in Raster Format 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 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS DIGITIZER 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 56.06 S: 55.73 E: -98.09 W: -98.79 multiple
BOREAS TE-20 Supplementary Site Information For NSA Tower Sites FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 CSV
BOREAS TE-21 Daily Surface Meteorological Data METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -97.87 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Soil Characteristics Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, THERMOCOUPLES, TDR, BALANCE, GC-TCD 1994-02-02 to 1994-11-26 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS 1996-02-02 to 1996-12-31 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, RAIN GAUGES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1994-03-16 to 1996-10-31 N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 ASCII
BOREAS TF-04 CO2 and CH4 Chamber Flux Data from the SSA FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY IR CO2 ANALYZER, GC-FID 1994-05-26 to 1995-03-21 N: 53.92 S: 53.88 E: -104.65 W: -104.69 ASCII
BOREAS TF-04 CO2 and CH4 Soil Profile Data from the SSA LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, THERMOMETERS 1994-05-26 to 1995-03-21 N: 53.92 S: 53.88 E: -104.65 W: -104.69 ASCII
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