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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2017 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2015-07-13 to 2017-08-10 |
N: 62.5827 S: 60.5236 E: -111.367 W: -117.379 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE | 2018-08-12 to 2018-08-22 |
N: 62.5658 S: 60.4524 E: -113.42 W: -117.425 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2019 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2018-08-16 to 2019-09-05 |
N: 62.5658 S: 60.9206 E: -113.016 W: -117.425 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Soil Moisture and Active Layer Thickness in Alaska and NWT, Canada, 2008-2020 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES, GPR, TDR | 2008-06-22 to 2020-08-15 |
N: 71.3236 S: 60.4524 E: -111.368 W: -165.973 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Soil Moisture and Active Layer Thickness in Alaska, USA and Canada, 2005-2022 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL DEPTH PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2005-01-10 to 2022-09-28 |
N: 71.3236 S: 58.2077 E: -111.368 W: -165.974 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Soil Moisture and ALT Field Collection Protocols and Probe Calibration | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL DEPTH PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SURVEYING TOOLS | 2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 81.6086 S: 39.415 E: -66.9178 W: -176.125 |
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| ABoVE: Soil Temperature and VWC at Unburned and Burned Sites Across Alaska, 2016-2023 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2016-08-11 to 2023-09-02 |
N: 68.9908 S: 61.2701 E: -146.558 W: -163.239 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Soil Temperature Profiles, USArray Seismic Stations, 2016-2021 | 1.1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 2016-05-13 to 2021-07-08 |
N: 71.0033 S: 59.2533 E: -141.594 W: -165.35 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Soil Temperature Profiles, USArray Seismic Stations, AK and Canada, 2016-2019 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | TEMPERATURE LOGGERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS | 2016-06-25 to 2019-08-22 |
N: 69.9175 S: 63.8864 E: -134.343 W: -163.178 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Spatial Estimates of Carbon Combustion from Wildfires across SK, Canada, 2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-04-06 to 2015-08-11 |
N: 61.2389 S: 51.1943 E: -100.168 W: -116.055 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: Study Domain and Standard Reference Grids | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ABoVE: Study Domain and Standard Reference Grids, Version 2 | 2.1 | FIELD SURVEYS | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2023-04-20 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER | 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08 |
N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Thaw Depth at Selected Unburned and Burned Sites Across Alaska | 1.0 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES | 2016-08-09 to 2018-08-28 |
N: 68.9911 S: 61.27 E: -146.558 W: -163.239 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: TVPRM Simulated Net Ecosystem Exchange, Alaskan North Slope, 2008-2017 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, OCO-2, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, OCO SPECTROMETERS, Computer, MODIS | 2008-01-01 to 2017-12-31 |
N: 77.2626 S: 56.0895 E: -128.592 W: -177.469 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Wildfire Carbon Emissions and Burned Plot Characteristics, NWT, CA, 2014-2016 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | Computer, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CARBON ANALYZERS | 2014-07-02 to 2016-08-01 |
N: 71.6982 S: 56.2534 E: -102 W: -136.127 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Year-Round Soil CO2 Efflux in Alaskan Ecosystems, Version 2.1 | 2.1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SURVEYING TOOLS, Campbell Scientific CR800, THERMOCOUPLES | 2016-08-18 to 2023-09-02 |
N: 70.47 S: 63.8801 E: -146.558 W: -157.41 |
CSV | |
| AirMOSS: In Situ Soil Moisture and Tree Measurements, Harvard Forest, 2012-2013 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE | 2012-10-15 to 2013-08-22 |
N: 42.5492 S: 42.5361 E: -71.1755 W: -72.184 |
CSV | |
| AirMOSS: L2 Hourly In-Ground Soil Moisture at AirMOSS Sites, 2011-2015 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2011-09-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 53.9169 S: 19.5086 E: -72.1712 W: -121.558 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| AirMOSS: L2/3 Volumetric Soil Moisture Profiles Derived From Radar, 2012-2015 | 1.1 | C-23 Sherpa | RADAR | 2012-09-18 to 2015-09-29 |
N: 54.1254 S: 9.87958 E: -68.3196 W: -123.283 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| AirMOSS: L4 Daily Modeled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), AirMOSS sites, 2012-2014 | 1 | C-130 | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2014-10-30 |
N: 45.7861 S: 31.4912 E: -68.3359 W: -122.883 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| AirMOSS: L4 Modeled Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Continental USA, 2012-2014 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2014-10-31 |
N: 53.062 S: 25.062 E: -66.937 W: -124.938 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| AirMOSS: L4 Modeled Volumetric Root Zone Soil Moisture, 2012-2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2012-09-21 to 2015-09-28 |
N: 54.1254 S: 19.1247 E: -68.1237 W: -123.283 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Amazon Forest Structure from Airborne Lidar, ED2 Initial Condition Files, 2016 | 1 | COMPUTERS, AIRCRAFT | Computer, LIDAR | 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -14 E: -45 W: -74 |
multiple | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 downscaled surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers |
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