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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS TGB-01 CH4 & CO2 Chamber Flux Data: NSA | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOCOUPLES, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-16 to 1994-09-13 | N: 55.93 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.62 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-01 SF6 Chamber Flux Data: NSA | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-07-30 to 1994-09-10 | N: 55.93 S: 55.9 E: -98.29 W: -98.62 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-01/TGB-03 CH4 Chamber Flux Data: NSA Fen | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, GC-FID | 1994-05-09 to 1996-10-21 | N: 55.92 S: 55.92 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-01/TGB-03 Water Table and Peat Temperature Data over the NSA | FIELD INVESTIGATION | WATER LEVEL GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-26 to 1996-10-23 | N: 55.92 S: 55.92 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-03 CH4 and CO2 Chamber Flux Data over NSA Upland Sites | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-16 to 1996-10-22 | N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -97.5 W: -98.95 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-03 Dissolved Organic Carbon Data from the NSA | LABORATORY | CARBON ANALYZERS | 1994-05-04 to 1994-09-14 | N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-03 Plant Species Composition Data over the NSA Fen | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1994-07-01 to 1996-07-31 | N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 | CSV | |
| BOREAS TGB-04 Water and Sediment Temperature Data over the NSA-BP (Beaver Pond) | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-18 | N: 55.84 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.03 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-05 Biogenic Soil Emissions of NO and Nitrous Oxide | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 1993-08-14 to 1995-07-29 | N: 56.17 S: 55.15 E: -96.52 W: -99.87 | ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-05 CO2, CH4, and CO Chamber Flux Data over the NSA | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | MMR, THERMOCOUPLES, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-03-08 to 1996-10-17 | N: 56.17 S: 55.15 E: -96.52 W: -99.87 | ASCII |
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