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Terrain Elevation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V008 | 008 | GEOS-5, SMAP | NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to Present |
N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Lidar Derived Digital Elevation Model V001 | 1 | CESSNA T206H | Leica CityMapper-2 | 2022-04-02 to 2022-08-09 |
N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Lidar Derived Digital Surface Model V001 | 1 | CESSNA T206H | Leica CityMapper-2 | 2022-08-03 to 2022-08-05 |
N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Lidar Derived Digital Elevation Model V001 | 1 | CESSNA T206H | Leica CityMapper-2 | 2022-04-02 to 2022-08-09 |
N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Lidar Derived Digital Surface Model V001 | 1 | CESSNA T206H | Leica CityMapper-2 | 2022-08-02 to 2022-08-09 |
N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx Colorado 3M Snow Depth Time Series and DEMs from High-Resolution Satellite Image Pairs V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT, Pleiades-1A, Pleiades-1B, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | LIDAR, CAMERA | 2022-03-16 to 2022-05-11 |
N: 39.21616 S: 38.78595 E: -107.74734 W: -108.38227 N: 37.35014 S: 36.94601 E: -106.33657 W: -106.86955 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters 3 Meters x 3 Meters |
GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 | 1 | HELICOPTER | LIDAR | 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01 |
N: 43.9748 S: 43.91365 E: -115.64244 W: -115.7305 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP QSI Lidar Snow Depth Data V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | LIDAR | 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02 |
N: 39.03946 S: 39.00921 E: -108.15775 W: -108.21092 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar DEM 0.5m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2021-09-16 to 2021-09-21 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar DEM 3m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2021-09-16 to 2021-09-21 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 3m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx21 Prairie Station Digital Surface Models from UAV-LiDAR V001 | 1 | UAV | CAMERA, LIDAR | 2021-01-15 to 2021-03-04 |
N: 47.06554 S: 47.05627 E: -109.94596 W: -109.95956 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 | 1 | CESSNA 206 | Riegl Airborne Lidar | 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25 |
N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx23 Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Terrestrial Lidar Scans V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPS RECEIVERS, LIDAR | 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-26 |
N: 64.714 S: 64.697 E: -148.278 W: -148.325 |
GeoTIFF | |
| 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 | |
| Standing Crop & Nitrogen Content (FIFE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, COLORIMETERS, INCLINOMETERS | 1987-05-28 to 1987-10-12 |
N: 39.1 S: 39.07 E: -96.53 W: -96.59 |
multiple | |
| TEMPO science data processing reference data V01 | V01 | Auxiliary Data | TEMPO | 2010-01-01 to Present | netCDF-4, ASCII, HDF5 | ||
| VEMAP 1: Georeferencing | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5 |
Text File | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/NPP Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/NPP Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 |
Featured Terrain Elevation Observation Method: ASTER
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high spatial resolution instrument aboard the Terra satellite. ASTER provides a Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) of Earth's land surface at approximately 30-meter spatial resolution.
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