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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFARI 2000 Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS, IRGA | 1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Text File | |
| SAFARI 2000 Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Deg (ISRIC-WISE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PH METERS | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 Kalahari Transect CO2, Water Vapor, and Heat Flux, Wet Season 2000 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS | 2000-03-01 to 2000-03-19 |
N: -15.438 S: -24.164 E: 23.594 W: 21.713 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 |
N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS | PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer | 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29 |
N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Monthly and Annual CO2 Emissions from Soil, 0.5 Degree Grid | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1995-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: -5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 Organic Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Data (Zinke et al.) | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | CARBON ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS | 1940-01-01 to 1984-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| SAFARI 2000 Plant and Soil C and N Isotopes, Southern Africa, 1995-2000 | 1 | LABORATORY | MASS SPECTROMETERS | 1995-03-01 to 2000-03-28 |
N: -14.42 S: -27.75 E: 31.75 W: 19.17 |
CSV | |
| SAFARI 2000 Selected Soil Characteristics, 10-km Grid (IGBP-DIS) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1995-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: -5 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 Soil Profile Data (ISRIC-WISE) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Text File | |
| SAFARI 2000 Soil Properties, Moisture, and Temp., Skukuza and Mongu, 1999-2001 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, TDR, THERMOCOUPLES | 1999-08-19 to 2001-12-31 |
N: -15.4383 S: -25.02 E: 31.4678 W: 23.2527 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Soil Types, 0.5-Deg Grid (Modified Zobler) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1974-01-01 to 1981-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
ASCII | |
| SAFARI 2000 Vegetation and Soils, 1-Deg (Wilson and Henderson-Sellers) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1900-01-01 to 1999-12-31 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
Binary | |
| SAFARI 2000 Wetlands Data Set, 1-Deg (Matthews and Fung) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 |
N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 |
multiple | |
| SHIFT: Wetland Spectra, Salinity, and Fractional Cover, Devereux Slough, CA, 2022 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, B-200 | Computer, SOIL SAMPLER, AVIRIS-NG | 2007-05-26 to 2024-05-30 |
N: 34.4311 S: 34.4039 E: -119.861 W: -119.894 |
multiple | |
| SiB4 Modeled 0.5-degree Carbonyl Sulfide Vegetation and Soil Fluxes, 2000-2020 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 53 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Daily Carbon Fluxes and Pools, 2000-2018 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Monthly Carbon Fluxes and Pools, 2000-2018 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1987-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-01 to 1989-11-19 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1988 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged AMS Data: 1989 (Betts) | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1989-01-01 to 1989-11-10 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987 (Betts) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-05-27 to 1987-10-16 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged Flux Data: 1987-1989 (Betts) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-05-27 to 1989-08-16 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV | |
| Site Averaged Flux Data: 1988 (Betts) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1988-04-27 to 1988-09-20 |
N: 39.1161 S: 38.9753 E: -96.447 W: -96.611 |
CSV |
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