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Soils Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Impedance Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 1987-05-24 to 1989-08-10 |
N: 39.09 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Soil Matric Potential, Dielectric, and Physical Properties, Arctic Alaska, 2018 | 1 | LABORATORY | DIELECTRIC PROBE | 2018-08-21 to 2018-08-27 |
N: 69.8124 S: 62.6973 E: -141.142 W: -149.306 |
CSV | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) CPEX | 1 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2017-05-24 to 2017-07-16 |
N: 41.524 S: 3.866 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary Static Data V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-14 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary, HDF5, ASCII | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Carbon Ancillary Soil Organic Carbon Restart File V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary Climatology Files V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary LDAS Parameters Files V001 | 1 | Models | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| 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 | |
| Soil Moisture Data: Peck (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CORING DEVICES, BALANCE | 1987-06-02 to 1989-08-09 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.97 E: -96.48 W: -96.62 |
multiple | |
| Soil Moisture Gravimetric Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CORING DEVICES, BALANCE | 1987-05-20 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Soil Moisture Neutron Probe Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | NEUTRON PROBE, CORING DEVICES | 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-10 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
CSV | |
| Soil Moisture Profiles and Temperature Data from SoilSCAPE Sites, USA | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | 2011-08-03 to 2019-12-14 |
N: 42.299 S: 31.7355 E: -83.663 W: -120.99 |
netCDF-4 | ||
| Soil Moisture Profiles and Temperature Data from SoilSCAPE Sites, Version 2 | 2 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL DEPTH PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2021-12-03 to 2023-02-03 |
N: 37.1954 S: -36.7161 E: 174.616 W: -110.053 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Soil Moisture Release Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SOIL PRESSURE PLATE | 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6 |
multiple | |
| Soil Moisture Transect Data (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CORING DEVICES, BALANCE | 1985-06-13 to 1987-10-15 |
N: 39.08 S: 39.05 E: -96.54 W: -96.57 |
multiple | |
| Soil Organic Carbon and Wetland Intrinsic Potential, Hoh River Watershed, WA, 2012-13 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2022-06-29 |
N: 47.9 S: 47.57 E: -123.83 W: -124.54 |
multiple | |
| Soil Organic Carbon Distributions in Tidal Wetlands of the Northeastern USA | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 45.2588 S: 37.08 E: -66.945 W: -76.3478 |
multiple | |
| Soil Organic Carbon Estimates and Uncertainty at 1-m Depth across Mexico, 1999-2009 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Models | SOIL SAMPLER, Computer | 1999-01-01 to 2009-12-31 |
N: 32.7178 S: 14.5328 E: -86.7401 W: -117.124 |
multiple | |
| Soil Organic Carbon Estimates for 30-cm Depth, Mexico and Conterminous USA, 1991-2011 | 1 | Models | Computer | 1991-01-01 to 2011-12-31 |
N: 49.6107 S: 11.3234 E: -65.5794 W: -129.789 |
multiple | |
| Soil Organic Carbon Stock Estimates with Uncertainty across Latin America | 1 | Models | Computer | 2018-06-14 to 2018-06-14 |
N: 35.5592 S: -58.5761 E: -31.2372 W: -121.288 |
multiple | |
| Soil Respiration Maps for the ABoVE Domain, 2016-2017 | 1 | Models | Computer | 2016-08-18 to 2018-09-12 |
N: 76.6874 S: 55.8073 E: -98.7366 W: -169.505 |
multiple | |
| Soil Survey Reference (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CORING DEVICES | 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -95 W: -102 |
multiple | |
| Soil Thermal Conductivity Data (FIFE) | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE, SOIL HEAT PROBE | 1987-10-18 to 1987-10-18 |
N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Soil Water Prop. Derived Data (FIFE) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1989-10-31 to 1989-10-31 |
N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.47 W: -96.6 |
multiple | |
| Spectral Reflectance and Ancillary Data, Tundra Transect, North Slope, AK, 2000-2022 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 2000-06-30 to 2022-08-08 |
N: 71.3221 S: 71.322 E: -156.602 W: -156.604 |
multiple |
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