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BOREAS RSS-08 IFC-3 ADS-PSII Measurements of BRDF at SSA-OBS and SSA-OA Sites 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1994-09-15 to 1994-09-17

N: 54 S: 53.63 E: -105.12 W: -106.2

CSV
BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-7 Level-1 Visible, Infrared, and Water Vapor Images 1 GOES-7 VISSR 1994-01-04 to 1995-07-08

N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111

Binary
BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-8 Level-1 Visible, Infrared and Water Vapor Images 1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 1995-07-14 to 1996-10-03

N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111

Binary
BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-8 Level-1a Visible, Infrared and Water Vapor Images 1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 1995-07-14 to 1996-10-03

N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111

Binary
BOREAS RSS-14 Level-3 Gridded Radiometer and Satellite Surface Radiation Images 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, GOES-8, GOES-7 NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, GOES-8 Imager, VISSR 1994-05-16 to 1994-09-20

N: 56.58 S: 53.15 E: -95.48 W: -108.14

Binary
BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA 1 SRL-1, SRL-2 SIR-C 1994-04-13 to 1995-09-02

N: 56.21 S: 53.63 E: -97.75 W: -105.61

Binary
BOREAS RSS-17 Stem, Soil, and Air Temperature Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMISTORS 1993-10-25 to 1995-04-26

N: 55.88 S: 53.63 E: -98.48 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS RSS-19 1994 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images 1 PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN CASI 1994-02-07 to 1994-09-15

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

multiple
BOREAS RSS-19 1994 Seasonal Understory Reflectance Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1994-02-06 to 1994-09-16

N: 55.93 S: 53.8 E: -98.29 W: -105.12

ASCII
BOREAS RSS-19 1996 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images 1 PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN CASI 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.32

multiple
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER C-130 Measurements of Surface BRDF 1 C-130 POLDER 1994-05-24 to 1994-07-24

N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.62 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Helicopter-Mounted Measurements of Surface BRDF 1 HELICOPTER POLDER 1994-06-07 to 1994-09-17

N: 55.9 S: 53.9 E: -98.29 W: -104.64

ASCII
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Radiance Images from the NASA C-130 1 C-130 POLDER 1994-05-26 to 1994-07-24

N: 53.99 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -106.2

Binary
BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data 2 C-130 BACKSCATTER LIDAR, LIDAR ALTIMETERS, ASAS 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30

N: 55.9284 S: 53.6289 E: -98.0275 W: -106.198

multiple
BOREAS SERM Forest Cover Data Layers of the SSA in Vector Format 1 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS DIGITIZER 1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05

Binary
BOREAS TE-01 CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OA 1 LABORATORY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS 1994-05-29 to 1994-09-17

N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 CO2 and CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OBS Site 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY IR CO2 ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS 1994-06-09 to 1994-09-04

N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12

ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 Soils Data over the SSA Tower Sites in Raster Format 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, MAPS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, DIGITIZER 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 54 S: 53.62 E: -104.61 W: -106.209

multiple
BOREAS TE-01 SSA Soil Lab Data 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION CARBON ANALYZERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1993-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.65 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 SSA-FEN Soil Profile Nutrient Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY THERMOMETERS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, PH METERS, CHN ANALYZERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS 1994-05-23 to 1994-10-21

N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62

ASCII
BOREAS TE-02 Root Respiration Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, LABORATORY THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, COLORIMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-12

N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.67

ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Diurnal CO2 Canopy Profile Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION IR CO2 ANALYZER 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08

N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19

ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07

N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2

ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08

N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19

ASCII
BOREAS TE-06 1994 Soil and Air Temperatures in the NSA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-25 to 1994-10-08

N: 55.89 S: 55.89 E: -98.67 W: -98.67

ASCII
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Land Surface Data Tools

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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
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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