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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
Mean Annual Fluxes of Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems of Eastern North America MODELS Computer 1976-01-01 to 2017-12-31 CSV
Mechanistic Module for Soil Nitrogen Emissions for CMAQ Model, North America, 2011 MODELS Computer 2011-04-21 to 2011-04-21 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MEXICO, CANADA netCDF-3
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL
Meteorology (OTTER) METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS BAROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS 1989-05-27 to 1991-01-07 ASCII
MODIS-based GPP, PAR, fC4, and SANIRv estimates from SLOPE for CONUS, 2000-2019 MODELS, Aqua, Terra Computer, MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2020-01-01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GeoTIFF
Mowing Experiment Biophys. Data (FIFE) FIELD INVESTIGATION COLORIMETERS, BALANCE 1987-05-07 to 1987-10-28 multiple
NACP MCI: CO2 Emissions Inventory, Upper Midwest Region, USA., 2007 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2007-01-01 to 2007-12-31 multiple
NACP MsTMIP: Global 0.5-degree Model Outputs in Standard Format, Version 1.0 MODELS Computer 1900-01-01 to 2010-12-31 netCDF-4 classic
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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.
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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

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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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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