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Reflectance Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, Earthdata Search, and Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) guide users in making the most of reflectance data.
Reflectance Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-19 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1988 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1989-01-01 to 1989-11-10 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site AVIRIS Images, 1992 (ACCP) | 1 | NASA ER-2 | AVIRIS | 1992-06-02 to 1992-08-20 |
N: 45.2222 S: 29.7 E: -68.7356 W: -121.763 |
Binary | |
| SMAPVEX16 Manitoba CropScan Data V001 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | INFRARED RADIOMETERS | 2016-06-13 to 2016-07-12 |
N: 49.761171 S: 49.38533 E: -97.756264 W: -98.098417 |
CSV, KMZ | |
| S-MODE PRISM Level 2a Reflectance Version 1 | 1 | G-III | PRISM | 2022-10-19 to 2023-05-10 |
N: 40 S: 35 E: -122 W: -130 |
ENVI | |
| SNF NS001-TMS Canopy Reflectance 1983-84 | 1 | C-130 | TMS | 1983-07-13 to 1984-06-28 |
N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 |
ASCII | |
| SNF Satellite Image Data Inventory | 1 | LANDSAT-1, LANDSAT-2, LANDSAT-3, LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, SPOT-1 | MSS, TM, MULTI-SPECTRAL | 1986-01-01 to 1986-12-31 |
N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 |
ASCII | |
| SnowEx17 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IRIS, IceCube | 2017-02-07 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.10595 S: 39.00035 E: -107.86944 W: -108.21907 |
PNG, CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IRIS, IceCube | 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12 |
N: 39.06417 S: 39.0087 E: -108.00312 W: -108.22143 |
PNG, CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Senator Beck Basin and Grand Mesa, CO AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 | 1 | B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2021-03-19 to 2021-04-29 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -107 W: -109 |
4 Meters x 4 Meters | BIL, ASCII |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 | 1 | B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2023-04-07 to 2023-05-05 |
N: 63.923672 S: 63.849275 E: -145.740261 W: -145.794581 N: 65.845611 S: 65.09561 E: -147.452956 W: -147.6783 N: 64.915781 S: 64.839828 E: -147.657586 W: -147.764758 N: 65.217951 S: 63.958389 E: -145.402168 W: -147.538696 |
BIL | |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP HyLab Airborne Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | SPECTROMETERS | 2023-04-20 to 2023-04-20 |
N: 65.1702045 S: 64.8598472 E: -147.4506291 W: -147.7491983 |
BSQ | |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 Spectrometer Snow Surface Reflectance and Albedo, Version 1 V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 2023-04-05 to 2023-05-05 |
N: 65.16127 S: 63.86191 E: -145.7231 W: -147.7298 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Oct22 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Low-snow V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IceCube | 2022-10-24 to 2022-10-24 |
N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | CSV |
| Soil Reflectance Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
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 | ||
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-2 Regional Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Binned Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Binned Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Mapped Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Level-3 Global Mapped Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) Data, version 2022.0 | 2022.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Surface Radiance Data: UNL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, PLANT STRESS MONITOR, NET RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS | 1987-05-30 to 1989-08-11 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.59 |
multiple |
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