| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | Global | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
| erosion/ sedimentation, geomorphic landforms and processes, land use/ land cover, topography | |
| ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Level 1 ScanSAR Product | Global | 2014-08-01 to Present |
| geomorphic landforms and processes, land use/ land cover, topography | |
| ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 | Global Land | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| topography |
| ECOSTRESS Tiled Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity Instantaneous L2 Global 70 m | Global Land | 2018-07-09 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) |
| surface radiative properties, surface thermal properties |
| EMIT L2A Estimated Surface Reflectance and Uncertainty and Masks 60 m | Global Land | 2022-08-09 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| land use/ land cover, soils |
| GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V002 | Global Land |
| HDF5 |
| topography |
| Global Hydrologic Soil Groups (HYSOGs250m) for Curve Number-Based Runoff Modeling | Global | 2017-01-01 to 2017-11-28 | GeoTIFF |
| land use/ land cover, soils |
| HLS Landsat Operational Land Imager Surface Reflectance and TOA Brightness Daily Global 30m v2.0 | Global | 2013-04-11 to Present | Cloud Optimized GeoTiff (COG) |
| land use/ land cover, surface radiative properties |
| MAIAC Daily V01 | Global | 2015-06-13 to Present | PNG |
| land use/ land cover |
| MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present | HDF-EOS2 |
| surface radiative properties, surface thermal properties |
| MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V061 | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present | HDF-EOS2 |
| land use/ land cover, surface radiative properties |
| NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003 | Global Land | 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21 | HGT |
| land use/ land cover, topography |
| OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR Backscatter from Sentinel-1 Static Layers validated product (Version 1) | Global | 2014-04-03 to Present |
|
| geomorphic landforms and processes, land use/ land cover, |
| SENTINEL-1A_SLC | Global | 2014-04-03 to Present |
| erosion/ sedimentation, geomorphic landforms and processes, land use/ land cover, landscapes, topography | |
| SENTINEL-1B_SLC | Global | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
| erosion/ sedimentation, geomorphic landforms and processes, land use/ land cover, landscapes, topography | |
| Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | Global | 2025-01-01 to Present | SAFE |
| erosion/ sedimentation, geomorphic landforms and processes, land use/ land cover, topography |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid Day V002 | Global | 2018-01-01 to Present | HDF-EOS5 |
| surface radiative properties, surface thermal properties |
| VIIRS/NPP Moderate Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 750 m | Global | 2021-12-15 to Present |
|
| land use/ land cover, surface thermal properties |
Land Surface Data Access and Tools
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Land Surface Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS RSS-07 Regional LAI and FPAR Images From Ten-Day AVHRR-LAC Composites | 1 | NOAA-11 | AVHRR | 1994-04-09 to 1994-09-10 |
N: 61.01 S: 48.83 E: -93.29 W: -115.41 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-08 BIOME-BGC Model Simulations at Tower Flux Sites in 1994 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.9 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-08 IFC-3 ADS-PSII Measurements of BRDF at SSA-OBS and SSA-OA Sites | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1994-09-15 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 54 S: 53.63 E: -105.12 W: -106.2 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-7 Level-1 Visible, Infrared, and Water Vapor Images | 1 | GOES-7 | VISSR | 1994-01-04 to 1995-07-08 |
N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-8 Level-1 Visible, Infrared and Water Vapor Images | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1995-07-14 to 1996-10-03 |
N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-8 Level-1a Visible, Infrared and Water Vapor Images | 1 | GOES-8 | GOES-8 Imager | 1995-07-14 to 1996-10-03 |
N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-14 Level-3 Gridded Radiometer and Satellite Surface Radiation Images | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, GOES-8, GOES-7 | NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, GOES-8 Imager, VISSR | 1994-05-16 to 1994-09-20 |
N: 56.58 S: 53.15 E: -95.48 W: -108.14 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA | 1 | SRL-1, SRL-2 | SIR-C | 1994-04-13 to 1995-09-02 |
N: 56.21 S: 53.63 E: -97.75 W: -105.61 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-17 Stem, Soil, and Air Temperature Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMISTORS | 1993-10-25 to 1995-04-26 |
N: 55.88 S: 53.63 E: -98.48 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1994 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images | 1 | PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN | CASI | 1994-02-07 to 1994-09-15 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1994 Seasonal Understory Reflectance Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.8 E: -98.29 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-19 1996 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images | 1 | PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN | CASI | 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.32 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER C-130 Measurements of Surface BRDF | 1 | C-130 | POLDER | 1994-05-24 to 1994-07-24 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Helicopter-Mounted Measurements of Surface BRDF | 1 | HELICOPTER | POLDER | 1994-06-07 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 55.9 S: 53.9 E: -98.29 W: -104.64 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Radiance Images from the NASA C-130 | 1 | C-130 | POLDER | 1994-05-26 to 1994-07-24 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data | 2 | C-130 | BACKSCATTER LIDAR, LIDAR ALTIMETERS, ASAS | 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 |
N: 55.9284 S: 53.6289 E: -98.0275 W: -106.198 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS SERM Forest Cover Data Layers of the SSA in Vector Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS TE-01 CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OA | 1 | LABORATORY | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-29 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-01 CO2 and CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OBS Site | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | IR CO2 ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-06-09 to 1994-09-04 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-01 Soils Data over the SSA Tower Sites in Raster Format | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, MAPS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, DIGITIZER | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 54 S: 53.62 E: -104.61 W: -106.209 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS TE-01 SSA Soil Lab Data | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | CARBON ANALYZERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1993-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.65 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-01 SSA-FEN Soil Profile Nutrient Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, PH METERS, CHN ANALYZERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-23 to 1994-10-21 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-02 Root Respiration Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, COLORIMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-12 |
N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.67 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Diurnal CO2 Canopy Profile Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | IR CO2 ANALYZER | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2 |
ASCII |
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