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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of African Savanna Biomes for Determining Woody Cover | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-7, LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | DENSIOMETERS, AVHRR, CHN ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1981-01-01 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 16.761 S: -27.75 E: 37.2375 W: -15.8392 |
CSV | |
| CLASIC07 In Situ Soil Moisture Data V001 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL SAMPLER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 2007-06-07 to 2007-07-07 |
N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.95 W: -98.59 |
0.8 Kilometers x 0.8 Kilometers | ASCII |
| CLASIC07 Soil Texture Data V001 | 1 | Models/Analyses | CONUS-Soil | 2007-07-01 to 2007-07-31 |
N: 36 S: 34.7 E: -96.05 W: -98.8 |
Binary, ASCII | |
| CMS: Carbon Fluxes from Global Agricultural Production and Consumption, 2005-2011 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2005-01-01 to 2011-12-31 |
N: 83.637 S: -59.463 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| CMS: Evapotranspiration and Meteorology, Water-Limited Shrublands, Mexico, 2008-2010 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, RAIN GAUGES | 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 32.0301 S: 29.741 E: -110.534 W: -116.605 |
CSV | |
| CMS: Soil CO2 Efflux and Properties, Site Vegetation Measurements, Mexico, 2011-2012 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL SAMPLER | 2011-08-01 to 2012-08-31 |
N: 32.04 S: 32.02 E: -116.59 W: -116.61 |
CSV | |
| CMS: Terrestrial Carbon Stocks, Emissions, and Fluxes for Conterminous US, 2001-2016 | 1 | LANDSAT-8, Aqua, ALOS, ALOS-2, DEM, MODELS, LANDSAT-5 | OLI, MODIS, PALSAR, PALSAR-2, SRTM, Computer, TM | 2001-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 50 S: 25 E: -60 W: -130 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Coastal Wetland Elevation and Carbon Flux Inventory with Uncertainty, USA, 2006-2011 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2006-01-01 to 2011-12-31 |
N: 48.9917 S: 20.3831 E: -56.6627 W: -135.028 |
multiple | |
| Collected Data from The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study, NASA, CD-ROM | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT, Airplane, SATELLITES, GOES | HUMIDITY SENSORS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PROBES, NETS, SOIL SAMPLER, MSS, TM, CAMERAS, RADIOSONDES, RAWINSONDES, VEGETATION-1, AVHRR | 1993-01-01 to 1997-03-31 |
N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Shapefile | |
| CYGNSS Level 3 Soil Moisture Version 3.2 | 3.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 38.15 S: -38.15 E: 164 W: -135 |
0.37 Decimal Degrees x 0.3 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.05 by 0.05 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 | 2.2 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2026-03-31 |
N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | |
| Daily FluxSat GPP of biomass over Land, Based on MODIS Terra and Aqua adjusted reflectance Collection 6.1, on a Global 0.5 by 0.625 Degree Grid, Level 3 Version 2.2 | 2.2 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2026-03-31 |
N: 79.9 S: -80 E: 174.9 W: -175 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | |
| Data over the SSA in Raster Format and AEAC Projection | 1 | MAPS | DIGITIZER | 1980-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 54.5 S: 53.33 E: -103.83 W: -106.43 |
Binary | |
| Delta-X: Belowground Biomass and Necromass across Wetlands, MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V2 | 2 | LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES | 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-27 |
N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.8852 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Feldspar Sediment Accretion Measurements, MRD, LA, USA, 2019-2023, Version 4 | 4 | FIELD SURVEYS | SEDIMENT CORERS | 2019-10-04 to 2023-11-02 |
N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8224 W: -91.4448 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Soil Accretion Rates from Cs-137 Activity and NUMAR Validation, MRD, LA | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | Computer, SEDIMENT CORERS, HPGE | 2021-09-22 to 2023-04-23 |
N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8225 W: -91.4417 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V3 | 3 | Analytical Lab, FIELD SURVEYS | IRMS, CHN ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS, CORING DEVICES | 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19 |
N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451 |
CSV | |
| Dendrometer, Soil, and Weather Observations, Arctic Tree Line, AK and NWT, 2016-2019 | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS | PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, DENDROMETERS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2016-06-07 to 2019-09-13 |
N: 68.7274 S: 67.9724 E: -133.531 W: -149.761 |
CSV | |
| Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology | 1 | Publications | Computer | 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Ecosystem Demography Model: Scaling Vegetation Dynamics Across South America | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 |
N: 15 S: -15 E: -30 W: -85 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: ANL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-26 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: GSFC (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, OZONE SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-06-26 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UK (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-14 to 1989-08-16 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: UNL (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CO2 ANALYZERS, Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1989-08-13 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple | |
| Eddy Corr. Surface Flux: USGS (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | Bowen Ratio Devices, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, ANEMOMETERS | 1987-05-25 to 1987-10-17 |
N: 39.11 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 |
multiple |
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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