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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
PACE OCI Level-3 Global Binned Apparent Visible Wavelength (AVW) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-3 Global Binned Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Apparent Visible Wavelength (AVW) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE-PAX CIRPAS Twin Otter In-Situ Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (ISARA) Analysis Data 1 TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS Computer 2024-09-03 to 2024-09-29

N: 38.1 S: 33.62 E: -116.98 W: -124.24

NetCDF-4
Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowoff Date Maps, 1988-2023 1.0 DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, DMSP SSMIS, SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 90 S: 37.9787 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
PEM Tropics A Merge Data 1 Data Analysis, NASA DC-8, P-3B 1996-08-06 to 1998-10-08

N: 50 S: -79.03 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PEM Tropics B P-3B In-Situ Aerosol Data 1 P-3B CNC 1999-03-05 to 1999-04-12

N: 40 S: -36.33 E: 180 W: -180

GTE
PnET-BGC: Modeling Biogeochemical Processes in a Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystem 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-11-05 to 2001-12-31

N: 43.94 S: 43.94 E: -71.751 W: -71.751

multiple
Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS, ALOS Computer, PALSAR 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17

N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287

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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