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Soils Data Access and Tools
Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Alder Shrub Cover and Soil Properties, Alaska, 2019, V2 | 2 | LANDSAT-8, LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | OLI, CHN ANALYZERS, IRMS, VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS | 2018-08-14 to 2019-08-28 |
N: 68.0185 S: 66.3401 E: -149.708 W: -150.714 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity of Soil Organic Matter, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2014-2015 | 1 | LANDSAT-8, FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS | OLI, TIRS, GPS, Computer | 2014-05-01 to 2015-10-01 |
N: 65.5514 S: 58.2864 E: -108.834 W: -124.03 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2015-2016 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Aqua, Terra | SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, MODIS | 2015-05-20 to 2016-08-08 |
N: 68.327 S: 59.927 E: -106.759 W: -135.543 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Burn Severity, Fire Progression, Landcover and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2014 | 1 | Terra, FIELD SURVEYS, Aqua | MODIS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 1997-07-07 to 2015-07-15 |
N: 64.2509 S: 60.3334 E: -110.677 W: -121.604 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Boreal Forest Stands, SK, Canada, 2016 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, SOIL SAMPLER, CLINOMETERS, GPS, Computer | 2016-05-30 to 2016-06-16 |
N: 57.3646 S: 54.091 E: -104.693 W: -109.173 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Burned and Unburned Spruce Forest Sites, Tanana, AK, 2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT | PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, TM | 2017-07-26 to 2017-07-28 |
N: 65.2315 S: 65.0968 E: -151.951 W: -152.416 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Characterization of Carbon Dynamics in Burned Forest Plots, NWT, Canada, 2014 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, LABORATORY | CLINOMETERS, Computer, MASS SPECTROMETERS | 2015-06-14 to 2015-06-14 |
N: 71.6947 S: 56.2542 E: -102 W: -136.119 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 |
N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 |
CSV | |
| 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 |
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Featured Soils Observation Method: MODIS
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua and Terra platforms continually collects global data approximately every two days. One MODIS product, normalized vegetation difference index data, can be used to predict how much carbon dioxide is emitted from soils, which is major component of the global carbon cycle. Carbon is released in the process called soil respiration and driven by the decomposition of surface litter through microbial activity.
Researchers taught the SatVision Top-of-Atmosphere foundation model to recognize MODIS imagery features.
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
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Soils Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex | Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. | Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting |
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