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Land Surface Datasets

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TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km daytime V001 (LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km nighttime V001 (LPRM_TMI_NT_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
Topographic and Soil Carbon Reconstructions in Agricultural Fields, Iowa 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1859-08-01 to 2019-08-01

N: 43.0457 S: 43.0385 E: -94.3211 W: -94.3345

GeoTIFF
TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSA5NG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 1986-11-26 to 1991-08-29

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSA5NH) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-11 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1988-10-12 to 1994-06-30

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSA5ND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 1991-07-04 to 1994-06-30

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from NOAA-9 V01 (TOVSA5NF) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-9 TOVS, MSU, HIRS/2 1984-12-31 to 1987-01-01

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

TOVS GLA 5 DAY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSA5TN ) at GES DISC 01 TIROS-N HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1978-12-01 to 1979-06-30

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

TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from NOAA-12 V01 (TOVSADND) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-12 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1991-07-04 to 1994-07-01

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

TOVS GLA DAILY GRIDS from TIROSN V01 (TOVSADTN) at GES DISC 01 TIROS-N HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1978-11-29 to 1979-07-01

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

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-10 V01 (TOVSAMNG) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-10 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1986-11-30 to 1991-09-01

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

TOVS GLA MONTHLY GRIDS from NOAA-11 V01 (TOVSAMNH) at GES DISC 01 NOAA-11 HIRS/2, MSU, TOVS 1988-10-31 to 1994-07-01

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

Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Tundra Plant Reflectance, CO2 Exchange, PAM Fluorometry, and Pigments, AK, 2001-2002 1 FIELD SURVEYS FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS 2001-06-08 to 2002-08-16

N: 71.32 S: 70.453 E: -156.598 W: -157.407

CSV
UCAR-CU CYGNSS Level 3 Soil Moisture Version 1.0 1.0 CYGNSS DDMI 2017-03-18

N: 38 S: -38 E: 164 W: -135

0.37 Decimal Degrees x 0.3 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Urban Biogenic CO2 fluxes: GPP, Reco and NEE Estimates from SMUrF, 2010-2019 1 MODELS, SATELLITES Computer, MODIS 2010-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 60 S: -40 E: 155 W: -125

netCDF-4 classic
Urban Land Cover Maps for Mekelle, Ethiopia and Polokwane, South Africa, 2020 1 PlanetScope, WORLDVIEW-3 PSB.SD, WV110 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 13.5692 S: -23.9404 E: 39.5708 W: 29.3151

multiple
Urban Landsat: Cities from Space 1.00 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1999-01-01 to 2003-12-31

N: 90 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180

PDF, PNG
U.S. EPA National Priorities List (NPL) Sites Point Data with CIESIN Modifications, Version 2 2.0 MODELS Computer 2014-02-27

N: 64.823 S: -14.3601 E: 151.78372 W: -176.6525

Excel, PNG, PDF, WMS
Vegetation and Open Water High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 1 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, OLI, CAMERA, TMS 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27

N: 47.1174 S: 24.9166 E: -69.9267 W: -122.733

Shapefile
VEMAP 1: Georeferencing 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
VEMAP 1: Model Input Database CD-ROM ISO Image 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1895-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

multiple
VEMAP 1: Selected Model Results 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: 50 S: 26 E: -66 W: -124

multiple
VEMAP 1: U.S. Soil 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
VEMAP 2: Annual Ecosystem Model Responses to U.S. Climate Change, 1994-2100 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 50 S: 26 E: -66 W: -124

netCDF-3
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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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