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Soil Moisture/Water Content Data Access and Tools
NASA has soil moisture and water content datasets that help researchers characterize the condition of soil around the world. Access a range of data and data tools such as the Soil Moisture Visualizer, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA), and AppEEARS to make the most of soil moisture data.
Soil Moisture/Water Content Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Mesoscale Meteorological Data, Santarem Region, Para, Brazil: 1998-2006 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMISTORS, TDR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE PROBE, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 1998-08-20 to 2006-12-31 |
N: -3.3502 S: -3.3502 E: -54.924 W: -54.924 |
CSV | |
| 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 | |
| LBA-ECO CD-04 Soil Moisture Data, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | RAIN GAUGES, TDR | 2001-12-31 to 2003-12-17 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-08 Tropical Forest Ecosystem Respiration, Manaus, Brazil | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER | 2000-07-29 to 2001-08-15 |
N: -2.589 S: -2.6091 E: -60.1152 W: -60.2093 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-09 Soil and Vegetation Characteristics, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, COLORIMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CORING DEVICES, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, PRESSURE CHAMBERS | 1999-11-01 to 1999-11-29 |
N: -2.8381 S: -4.0478 E: -54.9081 W: -55.2094 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO LC-14 Modeled Soil and Plant Water Balance, Amazon Basin, 1995-2001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1995-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 9.24 S: -34 E: -34.035 W: -82 |
GeoTIFF | |
| LBA-ECO ND-02 Soil Gas and Water Content, Rainfall Exclusion, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, TDR | 1999-12-09 to 2002-06-14 |
N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-02 Soil Trace Gas Fluxes in Eastern Amazonia, Para, Brazil: 1999-2003 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GC-FID, GC-ECD, IR CO2 ANALYZER | 1999-08-19 to 2003-04-19 |
N: -1.3167 S: -1.3167 E: -47.95 W: -47.95 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-04 Pasture Soil Water and Precipitation, Km 54, Manaus, Brazil: 1999-2001 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS | NEUTRON PROBE, RAIN GAUGES | 1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -2.518 S: -2.518 E: -60.03 W: -60.03 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-06 Land Use Effects on Soil Nutrients: A Review of Studies 1950-2001 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1950-01-01 to 2001-05-14 |
N: 5 S: -18 E: -35 W: -80 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-07 Nitric Oxide Flux from Cerrado Soils, Brasilia, Brazil: 2004 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-03-22 to 2004-11-25 |
N: -15.9328 S: -15.9328 E: -47.8506 W: -47.8506 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-07 Trace Gas Fluxes Under Multiple Land Uses, Brazil: 1999-2004 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | CHEMILUMINESCENCE, CARBON ANALYZERS, BALANCE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, IRGA, PHOTOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, RADIOMETERS | 1999-09-09 to 2005-12-31 |
N: -15.2333 S: -16.3 E: -47.2506 W: -47.8506 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-11 Forest Soil Structure and Nitrate, NW Mato Grosso, Brazil: 2004-2005 | 1 | LABORATORY | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BALANCE, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS | 2004-08-03 to 2005-08-18 |
N: -10.4249 S: -10.4249 E: -58.7597 W: -58.7597 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-11 Regeneration in Undisturbed and Logged Forests, NW Mato Grosso, Brazil | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-09-23 to 2004-01-21 |
N: -10.4249 S: -10.4249 E: -58.7597 W: -58.7597 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-11 Soil Water Pressure and Flow Measurements under Tree Crops | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | TDR, Tensiometer | 1998-01-01 to 1999-12-31 |
N: -3.1347 S: -3.1347 E: -59.88 W: -59.88 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-30 Water Chemistry, Rainfall Exclusion, km 67, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, LYSIMETERS | 1999-05-17 to 2006-05-10 |
N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-05 NPP, Carbon Pool, Soil Characteristics, Soil Gas Flux Maps of Brazil | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 6.02 S: -34 E: -34.035 W: -80 |
GeoTIFF | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Long-Term Soil Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | GC-FID, BALANCE, IR CO2 ANALYZER, AUTOANALYZER | 2000-05-31 to 2001-07-14 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Soil Trace Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | BALANCE, THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IRGA, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, GC-FID | 2000-06-04 to 2001-05-15 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Trace Gas Fluxes, Undisturbed and Logged Sites, Para, Brazil: 2000-2002 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | GC-ECD, BALANCE, GC-FID, THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IRGA | 2000-01-19 to 2002-02-26 |
N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-08 Soil Gas Flux after Forest and Pasture Fertilization, Rondonia, Brazil | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, AUTOANALYZER, BALANCE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, IRGA | 1998-02-18 to 1999-03-10 |
N: -10.156 S: -10.156 E: -62.811 W: -62.811 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-08 Trace Gas Fluxes from Wetted Forest and Pasture Soils, Rondonia, Brazil | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, BALANCE | 1998-08-17 to 1999-08-23 |
N: -10.156 S: -10.156 E: -62.811 W: -62.811 |
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 | |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees |
Featured Observation Method: SMAP
The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) platform is a satellite that measures the surface moisture and freeze-thaw state of soil around the world approximately every three days. SMAP data contributes to understanding regional water cycles, ecosystem productivity, and natural processes involving water, energy, and carbon. SMAP's high-resolution data are helpful for weather, flood, and drought forecasting, and predicting agricultural productivity.
GIBS now has Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) layers available for soil moisture and temperature, snow mass, heterotrophic respiration, and more.
This webinar will compare sea surface salinity data collected by the Aquarius and SMAP missions. We will showcase data visualization and data access tools available through NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center.
NASA's SMAP team turns raw satellite data into more than a dozen data products for data users around the world.
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Feature article describing NASA's SMAP mission and the roles that ASF DAAC will play with distributing the SAR data.
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