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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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Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.
Soils Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA Regional Organic Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Data (Zinke et al.) | FIELD SURVEYS | CARBON ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS | 1940-01-01 to 1984-12-31 | N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 | multiple | |
| LBA Regional Vegetation and Soils, 1-Degree (Wilson and Henderson-Sellers) | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1900-01-01 to 1999-12-31 | N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 | multiple | |
| LBA Regional Wetlands Data Set, 1-Degree (Matthews and Fung) | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 | N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 | multiple | |
| LBA-ECO CD-02 Oxygen Isotopes of Plant Tissue Water and Atmospheric Water Vapor | LABORATORY | MASS SPECTROMETERS | 1999-03-01 to 2004-09-30 | N: 1 S: -10.7618 E: 54.5792 W: -62.3572 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Flux-Meteorological Data, km 77 Pasture Site, Para, Brazil: 2000-2005 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-09-01 to 2006-01-01 | N: -3.0202 S: -3.0202 E: -54.8942 W: -54.8942 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Mesoscale Meteorological Data, Santarem Region, Para, Brazil: 1998-2006 | 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 | 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 | 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-06 Carbon Cycling in Rivers in Amazonas and Acre, Brazil: 2005-2006 | LABORATORY | FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2005-07-16 to 2006-09-25 | N: -2.589 S: -10.073 E: -58.746 W: -72.7 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO CD-06 Soil Classification Map, Ji-Parana River Basin, Rondonia, Brazil | MAPS | DIGITIZER | 1983-01-01 to 1983-12-31 | N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 | Shapefile |
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