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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Real-time SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V107 | 107 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2025-06-26 to Present |
N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Mosaic-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Mosaic-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.124 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Mosaic-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| Northern and Mid-Latitude Soil Database, Version 1, R1 | 2 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 |
N: 71.4 S: 50.9 E: -129.3 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| NRT AMSR2 UNIFIED L2B HALF-ORBIT 25 KM EASE-GRID SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE BETA V1 | 0 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 25-km EASE Grid | netCDF-4; HDF-EOS-5 | ||
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture Beta V2 | 2 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2018-04-11 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 - HDF-EOS5 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture Preliminary V0 | 0 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 25-km EASE Grid | netCDF-4; HDF-EOS-5 | ||
| PALS/In Situ Multi-Campaign 800 m UTM Grid Brightness Temperature, Backscatter, and Soil Moisture Match-Up V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | PALS | 1999-07-08 to 1999-07-14 |
N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.83 W: -98.67 N: 41.99 S: 41.92 E: -93.4 W: -93.8 N: 39.09 S: 38.95 E: -75.54 W: -76.18 |
800 Meters x 800 Meters | ASCII |
| Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests, 2015-2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CHN ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES | 2015-06-11 to 2018-08-24 |
N: 68.3256 S: 59.7883 E: -104.194 W: -132.671 |
CSV | |
| Pre-ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness and Soil Water Content, Barrow, Alaska, 2013 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS | Computer, GPR | 2013-08-10 to 2013-08-15 |
N: 71.388 S: 71.027 E: -155.772 W: -157.266 |
CSV | |
| Pre-ABoVE: Ground-penetrating Radar Measurements of ALT on the Alaska North Slope | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GPR, GPS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2014-08-10 to 2014-08-15 |
N: 69.15 S: 68.4 E: -148.7 W: -149.5 |
CSV | |
| Pre-LBA Anglo-Brazilian Amazonian Climate Observation Study (ABRACOS) Data | 1.1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PSYCHROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1991-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -18 E: -46 W: -75 |
CSV | |
| Pre-LBA CABARE Mapped Land Surface and Vegetation Characteristics, Rondonia, Brazil | 1 | MAPS, LANDSAT | DIGITIZER, TM | 1978-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: -8 S: -13 E: -60 W: -65 |
Text File | |
| Pre-LBA RADAMBRASIL Project Data | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | CARBON ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CORING DEVICES | 1973-01-01 to 1986-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -15 E: -42 W: -75 |
CSV | |
| Projections of Permafrost Thaw and Carbon Release for RCP 4.5 and 8.5, 1901-2299 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1901-01-01 to 2300-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Regridded Harmonized World Soil Database v1.2 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Remote Sensing Derived Topsoil and Agricultural Economic Losses, Midwestern USA | 1 | LANDSAT, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | Computer | 2003-04-01 to 2018-07-31 |
N: 46.0461 S: 40.0397 E: -86.986 W: -97.3245 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 1-Degree Estimates of Burned Biomass, Area, and Emissions, 2000 | 1 | MODELS, SPOT-4, ERS-2, Terra | Computer, MULTI-SPECTRAL, ATSR, MODIS | 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: 0 S: -36 E: 56 W: -18 |
Shapefile |
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