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Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022 1 NOAA POES, METOP-A, METOP-B, METOP-C AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4 classic
GPM Ground Validation Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) OLYMPEX V1 1 UND CITATION II LIDAR, VISIBLE SPECTROMETER 2014-09-04 to 2016-03-30

N: 48.0909 S: 47.493 E: -123.129 W: -124.185

GeoTIFF
GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES GCPEX V1 1 DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18 SSMIS 2012-01-17 to 2012-02-29

N: 50.5 S: 37.9 E: -70.9 W: -88.7

ASCII, netCDF-4
GPM GROUND VALIDATION COMPOSITE SATELLITE OVERPASSES MC3E V1 1 Aqua AMSR-E 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-05

N: 56.29 S: 13.59 E: -72.65 W: -115.49

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION DC-8 CAMERA NADIR GCPEX 1 NASA DC-8 PRT, VIDEO CAMERA 2012-02-20 to 2012-02-20

N: 47.0861 S: 43.4044 E: -67.495 W: -80.4001

HDF4
GPM Ground Validation Duke Soil Moisture IPHEx 1 GROUND STATIONS INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, THERMOMETERS 2014-02-27 to 2014-10-17

N: 36.5193 S: 35.3731 E: -81.1315 W: -83.5905

ASCII, Binary, Excel, PDF, Word
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS C3VP V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2007-01-20 to 2007-01-23

N: 75 S: 34 E: 23 W: 25

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS LPVEX V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2010-09-21 to 2010-10-21

N: 75 S: 34 E: 25 W: 23

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS MC3E V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2011-04-25 to 2011-05-21

N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121

netCDF-3
GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 1 CRM DPR, GMI 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06

N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125

netCDF-3
Green Vegetation Fraction High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 1 Airplane, LANDSAT CAMERA, ETM+ 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27

N: 47.121 S: 25.0847 E: -69.9266 W: -122.746

GeoTIFF
Greenness Trends and Carbon Stocks of Mangrove Forests Across Mexico, 2001-2015 1 Aqua, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 29.7262 S: 14.4292 E: -86.5302 W: -114.055

multiple
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids 3.0 MODELS Computer 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01

N: 79.89196 S: -54.751503 E: 179.848323 W: -179.199552

ASCII, BIL, Grid, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators, Revision 11 4.11 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees ASCII, GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area 4.0 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01

N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area, Revision 10 4.10 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01

N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

ASCII, GeoTIFF
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area, Revision 11 4.11 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees ASCII, GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Gridded Winter Soil CO2 Flux Estimates for pan-Arctic and Boreal Regions, 2003-2100 1 MODELS Computer 1993-01-01 to 2100-11-30

N: 89.979 S: -84.6916 E: 179.896 W: -180

multiple
Gross Primary Production Maps of Tidal Wetlands across Conterminous USA, 2000-2019 1 Terra, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2000-03-05 to 2019-11-17

N: 47.6967 S: 23.5017 E: -65.9019 W: -128.026

GeoTIFF
Headwall Hyperspectral Reflectance LTER Cedar Creek Minnesota Multi-Year 1 mm 001 Airplane MULTI-SPECTRAL 2014-06-01, 2014-07-01, 2015-07-31 ENVI
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 1 Aqua, Terra AIRS, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia 2 m DEM, Surface Velocity, and Lagrangian Surface Mass Balance for Select Debris Covered Glaciers V001 1 GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 GIS, WV60, WV110 2012-12-23 to 2017-12-22

N: 28.39 S: 28.2 E: 85.77 W: 85.51

,

N: 28.12 S: 27.85 E: 87 W: 86.64

2 Meters x 2 Meters GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery V001 1 GEOEYE-1, QUICKBIRD-2, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 CAMERAS, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2002-01-28 to 2016-11-24

N: 46 S: 26 E: 103 W: 67

8 Meters x 8 Meters PNG, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Along-track Optical Imagery V001 1 GEOEYE-1, QUICKBIRD-2, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 CAMERAS, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2002-01-28 to 2016-11-24

N: 46 S: 26 E: 103 W: 67

8 Meters x 8 Meters PNG, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Cross-track Optical Imagery V001 1 GEOEYE-1, QUICKBIRD-2, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 CAMERAS, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2002-01-28 to 2016-11-24

N: 46 S: 26 E: 103 W: 67

8 Meters x 8 Meters PNG, GeoTIFF
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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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