| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | Global | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, surface water | |
| GLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 3 hourly 0.25 x 0.25 degree V2.1 | Global Land | 2000-01-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| ground water, surface water |
| GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V07 | Global | 1998-01-01 to Present | HDF5 |
| surface water |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) | Global | 1980-01-01 to Present | NetCDF |
| snow/ ice |
| NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003 | Global Land | 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21 | HGT |
| surface water |
| OPERA Surface Displacement from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1) | Global | 2016-07-01 to Present |
|
| glaciers/ ice sheets, ground water |
| SENTINEL-1A_SLC | Global | 2014-04-03 to Present |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, snow/ ice, surface water | |
| SENTINEL-1B_SLC | Global | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, snow/ ice, surface water | |
| Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | Global | 2025-01-01 to Present | SAFE |
| glaciers/ ice sheets, surface water |
Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Access and Tools
NASA data examine many characteristics of the liquid and frozen water and the dynamic processes they are part of across Earth’s landscape. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
Terrestrial Hydrosphere Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS Level-0 AOCI Imagery: Digital Counts in BIL Format | 1 | NASA ER-2 | AOCI | 1994-07-21 to 1994-07-21 |
N: 54.46 S: 52.98 E: -104.93 W: -105.91 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS SERM Forest Cover Data Layers of the SSA in Vector Format | 1 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS | 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-10 |
N: 55.91 S: 55.91 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 CO2 and CH4 Flux Data from the SSA-Fen | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, GC-FID | 1994-06-08 to 1994-09-15 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 SSA Fen Soil Surface CO2 Flux Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES | 1994-05-27 to 1995-10-03 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, LABORATORY | EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, TUNABLE DIODE LASER | 1993-08-23 to 1995-10-09 |
N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-01/TGB-03 Water Table and Peat Temperature Data over the NSA | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | WATER LEVEL GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-26 to 1996-10-23 |
N: 55.92 S: 55.92 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-04 NSA-BVP Tower Flux and Meteorological Data | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, PSYCHROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, STREAM GAUGES, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, Bowen Ratio Devices | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-17 |
N: 55.84 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.03 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TGB-04 Water and Sediment Temperature Data over the NSA-BP (Beaver Pond) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-18 |
N: 55.84 S: 55.84 E: -98.03 W: -98.03 |
ASCII |
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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASF MapReady | Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data | Processing | |
| CASEI | The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. | Search and Discovery, Cataloging | |
| CyAN File Search | The CyAN File Search tool allows users to choose an area over the continental United States and Alaska to retrieve cyanobacteria datasets archived by the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) project. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| 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 | |
| Hydrocron | Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. | Subsetting, Visualization | |
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| RTC Stack Processor | The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. | Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| SeaDAS | Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. | Analysis, Visualization, Processing | |
| STREAM | STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. | Processing | |
| SWOT Swath Visualizer | The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Swath Visualizer provides a visualization of two instruments’ coverage of Earth's surface: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer and altimeter. | Analysis, Data Curation, Visualization |
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