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Land Surface Data Access and Tools

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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Delta-X: Feldspar Sediment Accretion Measurements, MRD, LA, USA, 2019-2023, Version 4 4 FIELD SURVEYS SEDIMENT CORERS 2019-10-04 to 2023-11-02

N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8224 W: -91.4448

CSV
Delta-X: In Situ Water Surface Reflectance across MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V3 3 FIELD SURVEYS PSR 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-24

N: 29.7545 S: 28.7913 E: -90.5697 W: -91.4676

CSV
Delta-X: Island and Secondary Channel Model, MRD, LA, USA, 2022 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 55 S: -38 E: 140 W: -96

multiple
Delta-X: Land Subsidence Rate, Mississippi River Delta (MRD), Louisiana, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 30.0106 S: 28.9811 E: -90.1958 W: -91.8452

COG
Delta-X: Matlab Model for Wax Lake Delta Land Accretion 1 MODELS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-27

N: 29.59 S: 29.39 E: -91.33 W: -91.58

ZIP
Delta-X: Modeled Land Accretion Rate Maps, Wax Lake Delta, MRD, LA, USA, 2021 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-27

N: 29.595 S: 29.3892 E: -91.3286 W: -91.5784

netCDF-4 classic
Delta-X: NUMAR Predictive Model for Marsh Accretion Rates and Chemical Properties 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 29.76 S: 28.72 E: -90.19 W: -91.86

multiple
Delta-X: NUMAR Soil Accretion Modeled to 2100, MRD, Louisiana, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 29.7003 S: 29.0794 E: -90.4117 W: -91.54

multiple
Delta-X: Soil Accretion Rates from Cs-137 Activity and NUMAR Validation, MRD, LA 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY Computer, SEDIMENT CORERS, HPGE 2021-09-22 to 2023-04-23

N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8225 W: -91.4417

CSV
Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V3 3 Analytical Lab, FIELD SURVEYS IRMS, CHN ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS, CORING DEVICES 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19

N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451

CSV
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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
FLOOD The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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
OB.DAAC File Search Utility Find and download instrument data archived at OB.DAAC using mission parameters or filename patterns, including support for wildcard searching on partial filenames. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
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
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