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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

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Emissivity 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
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty Climatology Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 003 Terra, Aqua ASTER, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2022-01-01

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty 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) Uncertainty 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) Uncertainty 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
CSR TELLUS GRACE Level-3 Monthly Land Water-Equivalent-Thickness Surface Mass Anomaly Release 6.0 version 04 RL06v04 GRACE 2002-04-05 to 2017-10-18

N: 89.5 S: -89.5 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
CSR TELLUS GRACE-FO Level-3 Monthly Land Water-Equivalent-Thickness Surface Mass Anomaly Release 6.3 version 04 RL06.3v04 GRACE-FO GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE ACC, GRACE-FO SCA 2018-05-22

N: 89.5 S: -89.5 E: 180 W: -180

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Daymet: Monthly Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 4.1 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133

COG
Delta-X: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Channel Surveys, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V2 2 FIELD SURVEYS ADCP 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-25

N: 29.7044 S: 29.1575 E: -90.6741 W: -91.4522

multiple
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
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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Tools

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Tool 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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