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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
EMIT L2B Estimated Mineral Identification and Band Depth and Uncertainty 60 m V001 ISS EMIT Imaging Spectrometer 2022-08-09 to Present GLOBAL LAND N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V001 ISS EMIT Imaging Spectrometer 2022-08-10 to 2023-07-30 GLOBAL LAND N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 netCDF-4
EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V002 ISS EMIT Imaging Spectrometer 2022-08-10 to 2024-01-20 GLOBAL LAND N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 netCDF-4
Export and Leaching of Carbon and Nitrogen from Mississippi River Basin, 1901-2099 MODELS Computer 1901-01-01 to 2099-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 53 S: 24.5 E: -62 W: -126 multiple
Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS 1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15 ALASKA 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 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 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 2019-01-01 to Present GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
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 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1982-01-01 to Present GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
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 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1982-01-01 to Present GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
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 Noah-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180
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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.
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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

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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