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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
31 Kilometers x 31 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 10 km x 10 km ascending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 10 km x 10 km descending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km ascending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km descending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Surface Soil Moisture, Interpretive Parameters, & QC EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-18 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids V003 | 3 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua level 3 global monthly Surface Soil Moisture Averages V005 (AMSRE_AVRMO) at GES DISC | 005 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-10-01 to 2011-09-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua level 3 global monthly Surface Soil Moisture Standard Deviation V005 (AMSRE_STDMO) at GES DISC | 005 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-10-01 to 2011-09-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
38 Kilometers x 38 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km ascending V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km descending V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LSMEM) L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V001 (WC_LSMEM_SOILM_025) at GES DISC | 001 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-09-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Daily Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture Climatology V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture Climatology V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Arctic Circumpolar Distribution and Soil Carbon of Thermokarst Landscapes, 2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 83.6162 S: 45.5364 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| Arctic Tundra Flux Study in the Kuparuk River Basin (Alaska), 1994-1996 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1997-01-01 |
N: 69 S: 45 E: -130 W: -171 |
ASCII | |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots at ARCSS/LAII Flux Sites, North Slope, Alaska, 1995-1996 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1995-08-15 to 1996-08-18 |
N: 70.2835 S: 68.49 E: -148.59 W: -150.25 |
CSV |
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