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Surface Radiative Properties Data Access and Tools
Access the datasets and tools you need to make the most of surface radiative properties research.
Surface Radiative Properties Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
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| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading |
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Featured Surface Radiative Properties Observation Method: OLI
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) flies aboard NASA's Landsat 8 satellite, and an identical instrument, OLI-2, flies aboard Landsat 9. It measures in the visible, near infrared, and shortwave infrared portions of the spectrum, covering wide areas of Earth's landscape. Data products derived from OLI include a surface reflectance product.
Use NASA's Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) tool to access data for an area of interest.
Launched September 27, Landsat 9 will provide a high-quality and reliable stream of land imaging data for the next 10-plus years.
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Users can now integrate HLS True Color and False Color Composite Imagery from Landsat 9 in addition to Landsat 8.
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Surface Radiative Properties Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLSCP II GIMMS Monthly NDVI, 1981-2002 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, AVHRR, MODIS | 1981-07-01 to 2002-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1700-01-01 to 1992-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Historical Land Cover and Land Use, 1700-1990 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, TERRA, NOAA-14 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1700-01-01 to 1990-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1932-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | N: 71.3 S: -54.5 E: 172.75 W: -156.67 | CSV | |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002 | TERRA | MODIS | 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | GLOBAL LAND | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile |
| ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) IGBP Land Cover, 2000-2001 | TERRA | MODIS | 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile |
| ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance | FIELD INVESTIGATION, TERRA, NOAA-14 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR | 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Northern Hemisphere Monthly Snow Cover Extent | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile |
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