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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMIT L2B Estimated Mineral Identification and Band Depth and Uncertainty 60 m V001 | 001 | ISS | EMIT Imaging Spectrometer | 2022-08-09 to Present |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters x 60 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V001 | 001 | ISS | EMIT Imaging Spectrometer | 2022-08-10 to 2023-07-30 |
N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V002 | 002 | ISS | EMIT Imaging Spectrometer | 2022-08-10 to 2024-01-20 |
N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Export and Leaching of Carbon and Nitrogen from Mississippi River Basin, 1901-2099 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1901-01-01 to 2099-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 24.5 E: -62 W: -126 |
multiple | |
| Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS | 1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15 |
N: 71.334 S: 61.1397 E: -141.683 W: -166.41 |
CSV | |
| FIFE CDROM Vol. 3 Contents: NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Imagery, 1987-1989 | 1 | C-130 | TMS | 1987-06-04 to 1989-08-11 |
N: 39.0833 S: 39.0833 E: -96.5833 W: -96.5833 |
multiple | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Anomaly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MA) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly Climatology 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_C_GL_MC) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLDAS2 Noah-MP GDAS Land Surface Model L4 Central Asia Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree V001 (FLDAS_NOAHMP001_G_CA_D) | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-10-01 to Present |
N: 56 S: 21 E: 100 W: 30 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees | |
| FLUXNET Canada Research Network - Canadian Carbon Program Data Collection, 1993-2014 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS | PYRANOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CO2 ANALYZERS, PROBES | 1993-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 55.88 S: 42.6609 E: -67.0993 W: -125.334 |
CSV | |
| FLUXNET Marconi Conference Gap-Filled Flux and Meteorology Data, 1992-2000 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, THERMISTORS | 1992-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 70.4696 S: -2.6091 E: 24.295 W: -157.409 |
multiple | |
| FLUXNET Research Network Site Characteristics, Investigators, and Bibliography, 2016 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS | 1991-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 78.921 S: -62.2321 E: 175.554 W: -157.409 |
CSV | |
| Forest Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from the NFCMS, Conterminous USA, 1990-2010 | 2 | MODELS | Computer | 1986-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 50.366 S: 23.1873 E: -65.7307 W: -127.686 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Forest-BGC Model (OTTER) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 45.07 S: 44.38 E: -121.68 W: -123.95 |
multiple | |
| Gamma Ray Data: Peck (FIFE) | 1 | AC-500S | GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR | 1987-06-03 to 1989-08-10 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.97 E: -96.48 W: -96.62 |
ASCII | |
| Geobotanical and Impact Map Collection for Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, 1972-2010 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT | 1949-01-01 to 2010-07-31 |
N: 71.0271 S: 69.9702 E: -146.974 W: -150.167 |
multiple | ||
| GeoCryoAI: Ensemble Learning and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback in Alaska, 1963-2022 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1960-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 72 S: 54 E: -134.776 W: -170 |
TAR | |
| Geoecology: County-Level Environmental Data for the United States, 1941-1981 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1941-01-01 to 1981-12-31 |
N: 49.3844 S: 24.4981 E: -66.9499 W: -124.763 |
Text File | |
| Geospatial Data for Modeling Soil Carbon Stocks across Pacific Northwest Watersheds | 1 | Sentinel-2A, MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS | Sentinel-2 MSI, Computer, SURVEYING TOOLS | 2012-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 58.7242 S: 46.7725 E: -118.086 W: -134.983 |
multiple | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_CLSM10_3H) at GES DISC | 2.1 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC | 2.2 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees |
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