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Ground Water Data Access and Tools
NASA has ground water datasets that help researchers characterize the location and use of ground water . Access a range of data and data tools such as the GRACE(-FO) Data Analysis Tool, AppEEARS, and GRACE Python scripts to make the most of ground water data.
Ground Water Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCFlux v2: Arctic-Boreal CO2 and CH4 In-situ Flux and Environmental Data | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SURVEYING TOOLS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES | 1984-05-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 82.8226 S: 43.323 E: 161.843 W: -165.833 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 |
N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS HYD-09 Streamflow Data | 1 | STREAMFLOW STATION | STREAM GAUGES | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 55.92 S: 53.86 E: -98.38 W: -104.82 |
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 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 | |
| ENVISAT MERIS Regional Binned Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 | 5.0 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ENVISAT MERIS Regional Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 | 5.0 | ENVISAT | MERIS | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ENVISAT MERIS Regional Mapped Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 | 5.0 | 2002-03-21 to 2012-05-09 | netCDF-4 | ||||
| GLDAS Catchment Land Surface Model L4 daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree GRACE-DA1 V2.2 (GLDAS_CLSM025_DA1_D) at GES DISC | 2.2 | Catchment-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| Global Soil Profile Data (ISRIC-WISE) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| High Mountain Asia 5 Arc-Minute Hydrological Flow Direction for the Headwaters of the Amu Darya and Indus River Basins V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2023-03-23 to 2023-03-23 |
N: 39.84 S: 31.09 E: 81.75 W: 65.59 |
GeoTIFF, ASCII Grid | |
| JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) Filtered Release 06.3 Version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA | 2002-04-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height JPL Release 06.3 Version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA | 2002-04-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| LBA-ECO LC-04 Macrohydrological Routing Data for the Amazon and Tocantins River Basin | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1967-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 6 S: -21.12 E: -45 W: -80 |
multiple | |
| LBA-ECO ND-02 Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | TENSION INFILTROMETER, PERMEAMETERS | 2001-06-12 to 2001-06-20 |
N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-03 Forest and Pasture Watershed Hydrochemistry, Rondonia, Brazil | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, RAIN GAUGES, STREAM GAUGES | 2004-08-22 to 2005-03-08 |
N: -10.2886 S: -10.3231 E: -62.8583 W: -62.8811 |
CSV | |
| LBA-ECO ND-03 Stream and Soil Water Data, Fazenda Nova Vida, Rondonia: 1994-2001 | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | AAS, AUTOANALYZER, STREAM GAUGES, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS | 1994-04-24 to 2001-09-12 |
N: -10.156 S: -10.156 E: -62.811 W: -62.811 |
CSV | |
| Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Binned Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 | 5.0 | Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B | OLCI | 2016-04-25 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 | 5.0 | Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B | OLCI | 2016-04-25 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| NACP MsTMIP: Global 0.5-degree Model Outputs in Standard Format, Version 1.0 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1900-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic |
Featured Observation Method: GRACE
The NASA/German Space Agency (DLR) Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-on (GRACE-FO) platforms consists of two identical satellites that work together in orbit. The two satellites follow each other around the planet spaced 137 miles apart. Together hey measure differences in how Earth's gravity pulls on the satellites, which in turn can be used to reveal changes in the mass of water on and under the surface of Earth.
The GRACE satellites flew from March 2002 to October 2017 and GRACE–FO satellites have been in space since May 2018.
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