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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 Datasets

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SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2016-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2016-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2016-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V005 005 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2019-08-12

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V005 005 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2019-08-12

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V005 005 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2019-08-12

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V006 006 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V006 006 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V006 006 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V007 007 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-10-28

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V007 007 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-10-28

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V007 007 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-10-28

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V008 008 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2023-12-02

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V009 009 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V009 009 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V009 009 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-22

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-22

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2016-04-22

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V002 002 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V002 002 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V002 002 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5

Land Surface Data Tools

Tool Sort descending 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
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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