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Surface Radiative Properties Data Access and Tools
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Surface Radiative Properties Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
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| CAR INTEX-B Long-range Pollution Transportation L1 V1 (CAR_INTEXB_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | J-31 | CAR | 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19 |
N: 22.3245 S: 19.0542 E: -93.5934 W: -99.451 |
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| CAR Kuwait Oil Fire BRDF V2 (CAR_KUWAITOILFIRE_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1991-05-18 to 1991-06-02 |
N: 28.602 S: 27.8542 E: 49.3732 W: 46.9617 |
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| CAR Kuwait Oil Fire Spectral Reflectance L1 V1 (CAR_KUWAITOILFIRE_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1991-05-18 to 1991-06-02 |
N: 28.7545 S: 26.2602 E: 50.7998 W: 46.9617 |
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| CAR LEADEX Arctic Sea Ice and Tundra BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_LEADEX_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1992-04-14 to 1992-04-14 |
N: 73.2009 S: 73.1663 E: -146.8518 W: -146.9726 |
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| CAR LEADEX Arctic Sea Ice and Tundra Radiation Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_LEADEX_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1992-04-07 to 1992-04-19 |
N: 73.9717 S: 69.4298 E: -142.975 W: -155.433 |
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| CAR Safari BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SAFARI_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | Convair-580 | CAR | 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-16 |
N: -14.8019 S: -26.025 E: 32.9708 W: 13.0812 |
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| CAR Safari South African Biogeophysics and Biogeochemistry L1 V1 (CAR_SAFARI_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | Convair-580 | CAR | 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-16 |
N: -14.6484 S: -26.6243 E: 35.3494 W: 11.9202 |
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| CAR SCAR-A Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation-Atlantic BRDF Measurements BRDF V2 (CAR_SCARA_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1993-07-16 to 1993-07-28 |
N: 39.92937 S: 36.4796 E: -74.3712 W: -76.4707 |
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| CAR SCAR-A Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation-Atlantic L1 V1 (CAR_SCARA_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1993-07-12 to 1993-07-28 |
N: 39.9294 S: 36.2555 E: -73.429 W: -77.1809 |
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| CAR SCAR-B BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SCARB_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1995-08-18 to 1995-09-06 |
N: -8.0747 S: -12.7274 E: -47.9698 W: -62.6517 |
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| CAR SCAR-B Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation-Brazil L1 V1 (CAR_SCARB_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1995-08-17 to 1995-09-07 |
N: -7.2875 S: -16.4624 E: -47.9686 W: -63.8871 |
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| CAR SKUKUZA BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SKUKUZA_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | AC-690A | CAR | 2005-05-18 to 2007-01-01 |
N: -24.7593 S: -25.1111 E: 31.8365 W: 31.3266 |
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| CAR Skukuza South African Ecosystems L1 V1 (CAR_SKUKUZA_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | AC-690A | CAR | 2005-05-18 to 2005-05-20 |
N: -24.7505 S: -25.4833 E: 31.8365 W: 30.9191 |
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| CAR SnowEx17 BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SNOWEX17_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | NRL P-3 | CAR | 2017-02-16 to 2017-02-22 |
N: 39.3067 S: 37.85813 E: -105.7035 W: -108.24156 |
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| CAR SnowEx17 Snow Mass and Energy Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_SNOWEX17_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | NRL P-3 | CAR | 2017-02-16 to 2017-03-04 |
N: 40.2003 S: 37.6731 E: -78.1139 W: -108.41 |
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| CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Experiment BRDF V2 (CAR_TARFOX_BRDF) at GES DISC | 2 | C-131A | CAR | 1996-07-27 to 1996-07-27 |
N: 37.8228 S: 37.7832 E: -72.6308 W: -72.6963 |
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| CAR TARFOX Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment L1 V1 (CAR_TARFOX_L1C) at GES DISC | 1 | C-131A | CAR | 1996-07-10 to 1996-07-27 |
N: 39.7427 S: 36.4875 E: -72.576 W: -76.2847 |
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| CMS: Landsat-derived Annual Land Cover Maps for the Colombian Amazon, 2001-2016 | 1 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, MODELS | TM, ETM+, OLI, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 5.37713 S: -3.88273 E: -65.954 W: -78.0306 |
GeoTIFF | |
| CMS: Vegetative Lifeform Cover from Landsat SR for CONUS, 1984-2018 | 1 | Models, LANDSAT-5, G-LiHT, LANDSAT-7 | Computer, TM, LIDAR, ETM+ | 1984-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 50.6625 S: 23.2663 E: -65.0638 W: -126.714 |
GeoTIFF | |
| 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 | |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Broadband Emissivity Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | 003 | Terra, Aqua | ASTER, MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | 003 | Terra, Aqua | ASTER, MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05Deg V001 | 001 | Terra, Aqua | ASTER, MODIS | 2000-04-01 to 2017-01-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05Deg V002 | 002 | Terra, Aqua | ASTER, MODIS | 2000-04-01 to 2017-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 | 003 | Terra, Aqua | ASTER, MODIS | 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | netCDF-4 |
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.
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