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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II Total Plant-Available Soil Water Storage Capacity of the Rooting Zone | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IR CO2 ANALYZER | 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII | |
| 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 | |
| Bowen Ratio Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES, Bowen Ratio Devices, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Soil Texture Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SOIL SAMPLER | 2016-06-01 to 2016-07-31 |
N: 49.761171 S: 49.38533 E: -97.756264 W: -98.098417 |
CSV, KMZ | |
| LBA-ECO LC-08 Soil, Vegetation, and Land Cover Maps for Brazil and South America | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | DIGITIZER | 1981-01-01 to 1991-12-31 |
N: 12.4713 S: -34.8444 E: -30 W: -81.3572 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary Restart Files V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Temporary Soil Moisture Network V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2019-05-01 to 2021-10-31 |
N: 42.69 S: 42.34 E: -71.95 W: -72.29 |
CSV | |
| A Global Database of Gas Fluxes from Soils after Rewetting or Thawing, Version 1.0 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR SOIL GAS CHAMBER | 1956-01-01 to 2009-12-31 |
N: 74.5 S: -36.45 E: 160.525 W: -149.633 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS TE-01 SSA-FEN Soil Profile Nutrient Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | THERMOMETERS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, PH METERS, CHN ANALYZERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-05-23 to 1994-10-21 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| 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 |
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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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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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