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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Long-Term Soil Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest | 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 CO2 Flux by Automated Chamber, Para, Brazil: 2001-2003 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, IRGA | 2001-03-19 to 2003-05-05 | N: -2.857 S: -2.857 E: -54.959 W: -54.959 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Soil Trace Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest | 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 Soil Trace Gas Fluxes km 67 Seca-Floresta Site, Tapajos National Forest | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | TEMPERATURE PROBES, THERMOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, IRGA, GC-FID, GC-ECD | 2000-01-12 to 2004-04-28 | N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 | CSV | |
| LBA-ECO TG-07 Trace Gas Fluxes, Undisturbed and Logged Sites, Para, Brazil: 2000-2002 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
| LBA-ECO TG-09 Soil Isotopic C, N, H2O, and N2O Data, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil | LABORATORY | IRMS, BALANCE | 2000-07-08 to 2002-03-23 | N: -2.75 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -55 | CSV | |
| LINKAGES: An Individual-based Forest Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Model | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES | 1973-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple | |
| Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15 | N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple |
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