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Soils Data Access and Tools
Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2015 | 1 | COMPUTERS, Terra, Aqua | Computer, MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 75.7456 S: 59.9918 E: -99.9997 W: -176.932 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Ignitions, Burned Area, and Emissions of Fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2018 | 2 | Aqua, MODELS | MODIS, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 79.2618 S: 51.6346 E: -99.9838 W: -167 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Land Cover, Methane Flux, and Environmental Data, Big Trail Lake, Fairbanks AK | 1 | MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | Computer, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2017-05-28 to 2022-08-23 |
N: 64.9231 S: 64.9201 E: -147.816 W: -147.825 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Light-Curve Modelling of Gridded GPP Using MODIS MAIAC and Flux Tower Data | 1 | Terra, MODELS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua | MODIS, Computer, MMS | 2000-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 79.7489 S: 50.0604 E: -73.6407 W: -172.078 |
HDF4 | |
| ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 |
N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Multi-model Uncertainty of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes across ABoVE Domain, 2003 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 81.4094 S: 39.4094 E: -67.1247 W: -176.125 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016 | 1 | IKONOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane | Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, LIDAR | 2009-06-27 to 2016-07-17 |
N: 61.2881 S: 61.1694 E: -165.03 W: -165.69 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Field Site Data, Anaktuvuk River Fire Area, 2008-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2008-07-03 to 2017-07-23 |
N: 69.359 S: 69.0189 E: -150.034 W: -151.176 |
CSV | |
| 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 Drainage Maps from L-band SAR across Four Sites in Alaska and Canada | 1 | ALOS-2, ALOS | PALSAR-2, PALSAR | 2006-06-14 to 2023-07-31 |
N: 64.7749 S: 56.5396 E: -114.626 W: -148.369 |
COG | |
| 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, 2005-2024 | 2 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2005-01-10 to 2024-08-25 |
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 |
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