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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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Soils Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16 | N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-06 SSA-YA Surface Energy Flux and Meteorological Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 1994-07-19 to 1994-09-19 | N: 53.66 S: 53.66 E: -105.32 W: -105.32 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | HYGROMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1994-05-24 to 1996-11-12 | N: 55.93 S: 55.93 E: -98.62 W: -98.62 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-09 SSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, PYRANOMETERS, PSYCHROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1994-05-23 to 1996-11-29 | N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-10 | N: 55.91 S: 55.91 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-10 NSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Porometry Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | IRGA, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, RAIN GAUGES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, POROMETER, PRESSURE SENSORS | 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-15 | N: 55.9 S: 55.9 E: -98.29 W: -98.29 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 CO2 and CH4 Concentration Data from the SSA-Fen | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOCOUPLES, GC-FID, PH METERS | 1994-06-08 to 1994-09-17 | N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 CO2 and CH4 Flux Data from the SSA-Fen | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, GC-FID | 1994-06-08 to 1994-09-15 | N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 SSA Fen Soil Surface CO2 Flux Data | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES | 1994-05-27 to 1995-10-03 | N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, LABORATORY | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 1993-08-23 to 1995-10-09 | N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 | ASCII |
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