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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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Dataset Sort descending Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary Climatology Files V001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary LDAS Parameters Files V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary Restart Files V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Soil Moisture Data: Peck (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CORING DEVICES, BALANCE 1987-06-02 to 1989-08-09

N: 39.12 S: 38.97 E: -96.48 W: -96.62

multiple
Soil Moisture Gravimetric Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CORING DEVICES, BALANCE 1987-05-20 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

CSV
Soil Moisture Neutron Probe Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION NEUTRON PROBE, CORING DEVICES 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-10

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

CSV
Soil Moisture Profiles and Temperature Data from SoilSCAPE Sites, USA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION 2011-08-03 to 2019-12-14

N: 42.299 S: 31.7355 E: -83.663 W: -120.99

netCDF-4
Soil Moisture Profiles and Temperature Data from SoilSCAPE Sites, Version 2 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL DEPTH PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2021-12-03 to 2023-02-03

N: 37.1954 S: -36.7161 E: 174.616 W: -110.053

netCDF-4
Soil Moisture Release Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL PRESSURE PLATE 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6

multiple
Soil Moisture Transect Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CORING DEVICES, BALANCE 1985-06-13 to 1987-10-15

N: 39.08 S: 39.05 E: -96.54 W: -96.57

multiple
Soil Organic Carbon and Wetland Intrinsic Potential, Hoh River Watershed, WA, 2012-13 1 MODELS Computer 2012-01-01 to 2022-06-29

N: 47.9 S: 47.57 E: -123.83 W: -124.54

multiple
Soil Organic Carbon Distributions in Tidal Wetlands of the Northeastern USA 1 MODELS Computer 1998-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 45.2588 S: 37.08 E: -66.945 W: -76.3478

multiple
Soil Organic Carbon Estimates and Uncertainty at 1-m Depth across Mexico, 1999-2009 1 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS SOIL SAMPLER, Computer 1999-01-01 to 2009-12-31

N: 32.7178 S: 14.5328 E: -86.7401 W: -117.124

multiple
Soil Organic Carbon Estimates for 30-cm Depth, Mexico and Conterminous USA, 1991-2011 1 MODELS Computer 1991-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 49.6107 S: 11.3234 E: -65.5794 W: -129.789

multiple
Soil Organic Carbon Stock Estimates with Uncertainty across Latin America 1 MODELS Computer 2018-06-14 to 2018-06-14

N: 35.5592 S: -58.5761 E: -31.2372 W: -121.288

multiple
Soil Respiration Maps for the ABoVE Domain, 2016-2017 1 MODELS Computer 2016-08-18 to 2018-09-12

N: 76.6874 S: 55.8073 E: -98.7366 W: -169.505

multiple
Soil Survey Reference (FIFE) 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CORING DEVICES 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31

N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102

multiple
Soil Thermal Conductivity Data (FIFE) 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, SOIL HEAT PROBE 1987-10-18 to 1987-10-18

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
Soil Water Prop. Derived Data (FIFE) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6

multiple
SOLVE I DC-8 Aircraft In-situ Photolysis Rate Data 1 MODELS, NASA DC-8 Computer, SAFS 1999-11-16 to 2000-03-15 AMES
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2PLEVCPS) at GES DISC 2.1 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2CPS) at GES DISC 2.1 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) at GES DISC 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3CMCCP) at GES DISC 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3SMCCP) at GES DISC 2 Aqua AIRS, AMSU-A 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees

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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