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Soils Data Access and Tools
Soils Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex | Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. | Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting |
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Featured Soils Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua and Terra platforms continually collects global data approximately every two days. One MODIS product, normalized vegetation difference index data, can be used to predict how much carbon dioxide is emitted from soils, which is major component of the global carbon cycle. Carbon is released in the process called soil respiration and driven by the decomposition of surface litter through microbial activity.
Researchers taught the SatVision Top-of-Atmosphere foundation model to recognize MODIS imagery features.
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
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Soils Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Compilation of Global Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Data | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1977-11-16 to 2012-06-01 | N: 79 S: -90 E: 177.9 W: -180 | multiple | |
| A Global Database of Gas Fluxes from Soils after Rewetting or Thawing, Version 1.0 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER | 1956-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | N: 74.5 S: -36.45 E: 160.525 W: -149.633 | CSV | |
| A Global Database of Soil Phosphorus Compiled from Studies Using Hedley Fractionation | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | N: 63.2336 S: -42.5 E: 117.596 W: -117.861 | CSV | |
| A Global Database of Soil Respiration Data, Version 5.0 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER | 1961-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | GLOBAL LAND | N: 81.8 S: -78.02 E: 175.897 W: -163.71 | CSV |
| ABoVE: Active Layer and Soil Moisture Properties from AirMOSS P-band SAR in Alaska | G-III, MODELS | RADAR, Computer | 2014-08-16 to 2017-10-10 | ARCTIC, ALASKA | N: 70.8774 S: 64.7127 E: -150.249 W: -167.944 | netCDF-4 classic |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Characteristics at Selected Sites Across Alaska | FIELD SURVEYS | CORING DEVICES | 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-07 | ALASKA | N: 68.5596 S: 63.8801 E: -146.558 W: -149.533 | multiple |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Soil Characterization of Permafrost Sites, Northern Alaska, 2018 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | BALANCE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2018-08-22 to 2018-08-26 | ALASKA | N: 69.8124 S: 68.605 E: -148.564 W: -149.306 | CSV |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 | GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) | UAVSAR | 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 | NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, YUKON TERRITORY, ALASKA | N: 71.5212 S: 57.8294 E: -110.418 W: -166.733 | multiple |
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 | SATELLITES, SMAP | MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | ALASKA | N: 70.214 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 | netCDF-4 classic |
| ABoVE: Alder Shrub Cover and Soil Properties, Alaska, 2019, V2 | LANDSAT-8, LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | OLI, CHN ANALYZERS, IRMS, VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS | 2018-08-14 to 2019-08-28 | ALASKA | N: 68.0185 S: 66.3401 E: -149.708 W: -150.714 | multiple |
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