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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
ABoVE: Landsat Tundra Greenness and Summer Air Temperatures, Arctic Tundra, 1985-2016 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1985-07-01 to 2016-08-31 ARCTIC N: 90 S: 31.49 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
ABoVE: Landsat Vegetation Greenness Trends, Boreal Forest Biome, 1985-2019 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI, TIRS 1985-01-01 to 2019-12-31 POLAR N: 72 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
ABoVE: Landsat-derived Annual Disturbance Agents Across ABoVE Core Domain, 1987-2012 LANDSAT, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, TM 1985-01-01 to 2012-12-31 ALASKA, CANADA N: 75.6853 S: 50.259 E: -98.974 W: -169.96 multiple
ABoVE: Landsat-derived Annual Dominant Land Cover Across ABoVE Core Domain, 1984-2014 MODELS, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 Computer, TM, ETM+ 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 CANADA, ALASKA N: 76.2257 S: 50.259 E: -98.974 W: -170.006 multiple
ABoVE: Landsat-derived Annual Dominant Land Cover in Boreal North America, 1986-2020 COMPUTERS, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 Computer, TM, ETM+, OLI 1986-01-01 to 2020-12-31 ALASKA, CANADA N: 71.0677 S: 41.2276 E: -50.1766 W: -166.685 COG
ABoVE: Light-Curve Modelling of Gridded GPP Using MODIS MAIAC and Flux Tower Data Terra, MODELS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua MODIS, Computer, MMS 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 CANADA, ALASKA N: 79.7489 S: 50.0604 E: -73.6407 W: -172.078 HDF4
ABoVE: LVIS L3 Gridded Vegetation Structure across North America, 2017 and 2019 G-V LVIS 2017-06-29 to 2019-08-08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, CENTRAL AMERICA N: 78.1366 S: 7.126 E: -28.8244 W: -167.324 multiple
ABoVE: MODIS-Derived Daily Mean Blue Sky Albedo for Northern North America, 2000-2017 SATELLITES MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2017-04-22 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 79.0819 S: 41.6809 E: -52.6184 W: -173.089 multiple
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 multiple
ABoVE: Multi-model Uncertainty of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes across ABoVE Domain, 2003 MODELS Computer 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 81.4094 S: 39.4094 E: -67.1247 W: -176.125 GeoTIFF
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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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