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Rivers/Streams Data Access and Tools
NASA has rivers and streams datasets that help researchers characterize their location, condition, and how they factor into Earth's processes. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and the SWOT Swath Visualizer to make the most of rivers and streams data.
Rivers/Streams Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Featured Rivers/Streams Observation Method: SWOT
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) platform surveys Earth’s surface water and measures how water bodies, such as rivers and streams, change with time. SWOTS measures water height using its primary instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
Recently released datasets from the SWOT mission provide scientists with previously unavailable measurements of Earth's surface water.
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Validated science data products from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission are available through NASA Earthdata Search.
Hydrocron enables users to receive all Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) observations for a specific river ID within a specified date range.
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.
Rivers/Streams Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: AirSWOT Ka-band Radar over Surface Waters of Alaska and Canada, 2017 | B-200 | AirSWOT | 2017-07-08 to 2017-08-17 | ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC, NORTHERN HEMISPHERE | N: 70.4944 S: 46.8451 E: -98.629 W: -149.834 | multiple |
| ABoVE: AirSWOT Radar, Orthomosaic, and Water Masks, Yukon Flats Basin, Alaska, 2015 | B-200 | AirSWOT, CAMERA | 2015-06-15 to 2015-06-15 | ALASKA, ARCTIC | N: 66.8978 S: 65.9282 E: -145 W: -148 | multiple |
| ABoVE: Environmental Conditions and Subsistence Resource Access, Alaska, 2016-2017 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CAMERA | 2016-02-15 to 2017-06-22 | ALASKA | N: 67.0834 S: 61.7 E: -141.267 W: -160.72 | CSV |
| ABoVE: Seasonal Dissolved Gases and Isotopes in Arctic Alaska Rivers | FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | SURVEYING TOOLS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, IRMS | 2022-06-05 to 2022-09-04 | ALASKA | N: 70.3337 S: 68.4519 E: -148.3 W: -149.4 | CSV |
| BOREAS HYD-09 Streamflow Data | STREAMFLOW STATION | STREAM GAUGES | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 | N: 55.92 S: 53.86 E: -98.38 W: -104.82 | ASCII | |
| CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from Waterbodies, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2016-2019 | SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS | Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, WATER BOTTLES, Computer | 2016-07-07 to 2019-07-07 | ALASKA | N: 61.6781 S: 60.895 E: -162.073 W: -163.82 | multiple |
| Export and Leaching of Carbon and Nitrogen from Mississippi River Basin, 1901-2099 | MODELS | Computer | 1901-01-01 to 2099-12-31 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 53 S: 24.5 E: -62 W: -126 | multiple |
| GPM Ground Validation Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Stream Flow IFloodS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | STREAM GAUGES | 2013-03-31 to 2013-06-30 | IOWA | N: 43.3423 S: 40.7275 E: -90.4685 W: -95.7045 | XML |
| GPM Ground Validation USGS Stream Flow IFloodS V1 | GROUND STATIONS | STREAM GAUGES | 2008-07-24 to 2013-07-01 | IOWA | N: 43.4697 S: 40.6017 E: -90.1904 W: -96.5619 | XML |
| ISLSCP II Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Consumption by Continental Erosion | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile |
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