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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
TEMPO science data processing reference data V01 V01 Auxiliary Data TEMPO 2010-01-01 to Present netCDF-4, ASCII, HDF5
IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V007 7 NASA DC-8, P-3B MCoRDS 1988-01-01 to 2019-05-16

N: 84 S: 59 E: 9 W: -90

150 Meters x 150 Meters netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V006 6 NASA DC-8, P-3B MCoRDS 1993-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 84 S: 59 E: 9 W: -90

150 Meters x 150 Meters netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V005 5 NASA DC-8, P-3B MCoRDS 1993-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80

150 Meters x 150 Meters netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 4 (PLACE IV) 4.00 Models Computer 2000-01-01, 2005-01-01, 2010-01-01, 2015-01-01, 2020-01-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

Geodatabase, PDF, PNG, CSV
IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V004 4 NASA DC-8, P-3B MCoRDS 1993-01-01 to 2020-10-01

N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80

150 Meters x 150 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V004 4 Models NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters netCDF-4
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) 3.0 Models Computer 1990-01-01, 2000-01-01, 2010-12-31

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

CSV, Excel, PDF, PNG, WMS
GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 3 3 ISS, Models GEDI, Computer 2019-04-18 to 2025-07-09

N: 85.045 S: -85.045 E: 180 W: -180

COG
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6

multiple
IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V003 3 NASA DC-8, P-3B MCoRDS 1993-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80

150 Meters x 150 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V003 3 Models NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters netCDF-4
Altimeter Corrected Elevations, Version 2 (ACE2) 2.0 STS-99 1994-01-01 to 2005-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) 2.0 Models Computer 1990-01-01, 2000-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

PDF, PNG
GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 2 2 ISS, Models GEDI, Computer 2019-04-18 to 2025-07-09

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
CMS: Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico from 2000 to 2019 2 Models, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-4, ISS Computer, OLI, TIRS, ETM+, TM, SRTM 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 33.7967 S: 13.4057 E: -84.6252 W: -119.226

COG
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 2 King Air, B-200 INTERFEROMETERS, AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6

multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 2 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12

N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54

CSV
Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 2 2 Models Computer 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 52 S: 14.53 E: -52.95 W: -131.104

netCDF-4 classic
ALOS AVNIR-2 Ortho Rectified Image Product 2 ALOS AVNIR-2 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data 2 C-130 BACKSCATTER LIDAR, LIDAR ALTIMETERS, ASAS 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30

N: 55.9284 S: 53.6289 E: -98.0275 W: -106.198

multiple
IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V002 2 Airplane, B-200, C-130, G-V, HU-25C, NASA DC-8, P-3B, RQ-4 ALTIMETERS, LASERS, LVIS 2009-04-14 to 2017-09-20

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness V002 2 NASA DC-8, P-3B MCoRDS 2010-11-20 to 2013-04-20

N: 83 S: 59 E: -12 W: -74

,

N: -63 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V002 2 Models NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters netCDF-4
IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V002 2 AIRCRAFT, B-200, C-130, G-V, HU-25C, NASA DC-8, P-3B, RQ-4 ALTIMETERS, LASERS, LVIS 2017-08-25 to 2017-09-20

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

ASCII

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