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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
CAR SCAR-B Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil L1 V1 (CAR_SCARB_L1C) at GES DISC 1 C-131A CAR 1995-08-17 to 1995-09-07

N: -7.2875 S: -16.4624 E: -47.9686 W: -63.8871

BOREAS RSS-02 Extracted Reflectance Factors Derived from ASAS Imagery 1 C-130 ASAS 1994-05-24 to 1996-07-20

N: 53.99 S: 53.24 E: -104.62 W: -106.2

ASCII
Carbon Pools across CONUS using the MaxEnt Model, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2017 1 LANDSAT-5, SPACE SHUTTLES, ALOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Aqua, ALOS-2, LANDSAT-8, MODELS TM, SRTM, PALSAR, Computer, SURVEYING TOOLS, MODIS, PALSAR-2, OLI 2005-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 52.8561 S: 21.5875 E: -64.1285 W: -130.233

GeoTIFF
Global Mangrove Loss Extent, Land Cover Change, and Loss Drivers, 2000-2016 1 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, COMPUTERS, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, OLI, Computer, TM 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 27.0432 S: -58.4496 E: 164.691 W: -94.5607

multiple
SnowEx23 Oct23 Ground Surface Roughness Imagery V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2023-10-17 to 2023-10-28

N: 68.7 S: 68.5 E: -149.3 W: -149.6

,

N: 65.2 S: 64.8 E: -147.5 W: -147.8

JPEG
LBA-ECO LC-03 Hypsography, Rivers, Roads, and DEM, Four Areas across Brazilian Amazon 1 MAPS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS DIGITIZER 1974-01-01 to 1978-01-01

N: -2.0017 S: -10.5014 E: -54.4989 W: -68.5008

Shapefile
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Response to Snow and Landscape Covariates, Alaska, 2005-2008 1 MODELS, Terra, Aqua Computer, MODIS 2005-09-01 to 2008-08-31

N: 61.0517 S: 59.976 E: -153.033 W: -154.526

netCDF-4 classic
LBA-ECO CD-04 Meteorological and Flux Data, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOCOUPLES 2000-07-01 to 2004-03-12

N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707

CSV
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
SENTINEL-1B_METADATA_SLC 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

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Land Surface Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
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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