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Soils Data Access and Tools
Soils Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS | 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| Global Monthly GPP from an Improved Light Use Efficiency Model, 1982-2016 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, MMS, Computer | 1982-01-01 to 2017-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| NACP TERRA-PNW: Forest Plant Traits, NPP, Biomass, and Soil Properties, 1999-2014 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | LASERS, HYDROMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER | 1999-05-27 to 2014-07-23 |
N: 45.9477 S: 37.7844 E: -117.131 W: -123.904 |
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 | |
| LBA-ECO ND-11 Soil Properties of Forested Headwater Catchments, Mato Grosso, Brazil | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | CARBON ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2004-05-01 to 2004-08-18 |
N: -10.4249 S: -10.4249 E: -58.7597 W: -58.7597 |
CSV | |
| SMAPVEX12 Core-Based In Situ Soil Moisture Data for Agricultural Area V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CORING DEVICES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19 |
N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51 |
3.2 Kilometers x 3.2 Kilometers | ASCII, CSV |
| Stocks of Surface Soil Organic Carbon Fractions, Great Plains Region, USA, 2007-2010 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION, MODELS | CARBON ANALYZERS, SOIL SAMPLER, Computer | 2007-05-01 to 2010-10-01 |
N: 45.8303 S: 31.2183 E: -94.4349 W: -111.932 |
multiple | |
| Soil CO2 Flux, Moisture, Temperature, and Litterfall, La Selva, Costa Rica, 2003-2010 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES, TRAPS, LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER | 2003-10-01 to 2010-02-25 |
N: 10.435 S: 10.425 E: -84.038 W: -84.05 |
CSV | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06 |
N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots in Northern NWT and YT, Canada, 1965-1966 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 1965-06-09 to 1966-08-13 |
N: 68.8244 S: 68.2203 E: -135.697 W: -138.748 |
CSV |
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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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