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Leaf Area Index Maps at 30-m Resolution, Selected Sites, Canada 1 LANDSAT-7, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, CAMERA, TM 2000-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 63.1444 S: 44.2284 E: -65.0035 W: -135.05

GeoTIFF
Leaf Area Index Maps at 30-m Resolution, VALERI Site, Larose, Canada 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, SPOT-4 CAMERA, TM, ETM+, HRVIR 2003-05-08 to 2003-08-19

N: 45.394 S: 45.3671 E: -75.1979 W: -75.2364

multiple
LiDAR and DTM Data from Forested Land Near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 2008 1 Airplane LIDAR 2008-06-07 to 2008-06-24

N: -2.32 S: -2.98306 E: -59.7625 W: -60.215

multiple
LiDAR and DTM Data from Tapajos National Forest in Para, Brazil, 2008 1 Airplane LIDAR 2008-06-25 to 2008-07-04

N: -2.84761 S: -3.055 E: -54.941 W: -54.9776

multiple
LiDAR Data, DEM, and Maximum Vegetation Height Product from Southern Idaho, 2014 1 Airplane LIDAR 2014-08-23 to 2014-08-31

N: 43.3257 S: 42.2848 E: -114.678 W: -116.889

multiple
LiDAR Surveys over Selected Forest Research Sites, Brazilian Amazon, 2008-2018 1 AIRCRAFT LIDAR 2008-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: -1.57947 S: -26.6965 E: -39.058 W: -68.2989

multiple
LINKAGES: An Individual-based Forest Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Model 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES 1973-01-01 to 2008-12-31

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

multiple
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V001 001 Aqua, Suomi-NPP MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to 2020-12-31

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

HDF-EOS5
Low Earth Orbit Land Surface Temperature Monthly Global Gridded V002 002 Aqua, Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 MODIS, VIIRS 2002-08-01 to Present

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

HDF-EOS5
LPJ-PROSAIL L2 Global Simulated Dynamic Surface Reflectance V001 001 LPJ-PROSAIL 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
LPJ-PROSAIL L2 Global Simulated Dynamic Surface Reflectance V002 002 LPJ-PROSAIL 2000-01-01 to 2022-12-31

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
LUH1: Harmonized Global Land Use for Years 1500-2100, V1 1 MODELS Computer 1500-01-01 to 2100-01-01

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

netCDF-4
LUH2-GCB2019: Land-Use Harmonization 2 Update for the Global Carbon Budget, 850-2019 1 MODELS Computer 0850-01-01 to 2019-12-31

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

netCDF-4
LUH2-ISIMIP2b Harmonized Global Land Use for the Years 2015-2100 1 MODELS Computer 2015-01-01 to 2100-01-01

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

netCDF-4 classic
Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 1 B-200, C-130, G-III, G-V LVIS 1998-03-20 to Present

N: 72 S: -3 E: 17 W: -168

ASCII
LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 1 B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B LVIS 2018-11-07 to Present

N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167

ASCII
Machine learning-based Arctic-boreal terrestrial ecosystem CO2 fluxes, 2001-2020 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2001-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 33.68 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Maps of Vegetation, NDVI, Snow and Thaw Depths: North Slope, Alaska and NWT, Canada 1 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROMETERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2000-08-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 78.7857 S: 68.3617 E: -103.552 W: -148.852

multiple
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Imnavait Creek, Alaska 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1970-06-01 to 2015-08-31

N: 68.6321 S: 68.61 E: -149.258 W: -149.376

multiple
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska 1 SPOT-1, LANDSAT ETM+, MSS 1976-08-04 to 2008-12-31

N: 70.5422 S: 68.2881 E: -148.085 W: -151.196

multiple
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Toolik Lake Area, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1990-01-01 to 2014-08-31

N: 68.6561 S: 68.6169 E: -149.546 W: -149.67

Shapefile
MAPSS: Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System Model, Version 1.0 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1995-01-01

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

multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Colorado-Central US, 2011 1 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2011-07-19 to 2011-08-18

N: 48.691 S: 28.8497 E: -81.2109 W: -124

multiple
MASTER: Airborne Science, California-Nevada, August, 2002 1 NASA ER-2, B-200 MASTER 2002-08-09 to 2002-08-20

N: 40.9799 S: 34.945 E: -112.5 W: -120.938

multiple
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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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