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ABoVE: Fractional Open Water Cover for Pan-Arctic and ABoVE-Domain Regions, 2002-2015 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1, Terra AMSR-E, MODIS, AMSR2 2002-06-20 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: 39.383 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Surface Water Extent, Boreal and Tundra Regions, North America, 1991-2011 1.1 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1990-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 82.3729 S: 41.7039 E: -53.9393 W: -177.475

GeoTIFF
Global Forest Cover Change Water Cover 2000 Global 30m V001 001 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, Terra ETM+, TM, ASTER, MODIS 1999-06-29 to 2003-01-14

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

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011 1 COMPUTERS, Terra, Aqua MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 20 S: 10 E: 40 W: -20

netCDF-3
MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V061 061 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-01 to Present

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

HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Land Water Mask Derived from MODIS and SRTM L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V006 006 Terra MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31

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

250 Meters x 250 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Land Water Mask Derived from MODIS and SRTM L3 Global 250m SIN Grid V061 061 Terra MODIS 2000-01-01 to Present

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

250 Meters x 250 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061 061 Terra MODIS 2000-02-26 to Present

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

HDF4
MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V061 061 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present

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

HDF4
OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 product (Version 1) 1.0 LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-2C OLI, Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-01-01 to Present

N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF
OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 (Version 1) 1.0 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B SENTINEL-1 C-SAR 2023-12-01 to Present

N: 84 S: -84 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF
SWOT Level 2 River Cycle-Averaged Data Product, Version C 2.0 SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Cycle-Averaged Data Product, Version D D SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Data Product, Version C 2.0 SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Data Product, Version D D SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Node Data Product, Version C 2.0 SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Node Data Product, Version D D SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Reach Data Product, Version C 2.0 SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Reach Data Product, Version D D SWOT KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA 2022-12-16

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

Shapefile
SWOT Level 4 Sword of Science River Discharge Products, Version 3 3 SWOT KaRIn 2023-03-29 to 2025-05-02

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

netCDF-4
SWOT Simulated Level 2 North America Continent High Rate Lake Vectors Product Version 1.0 1.0 COMPUTERS Computer 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-22

N: 52 S: 24 E: -82 W: -113

Shapefile
SWOT Simulated Level 2 North America Continent High Rate Raster Product Version 1.0 1.0 COMPUTERS Computer 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-22

N: 52 S: 24 E: -82 W: -113

100 Meters x 100 Meters
250 Meters x 250 Meters 		netCDF-4
SWOT Simulated Level 2 North America Continent High Rate River Vectors Product Version 1.0 1.0 COMPUTERS Computer 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-22

N: 52 S: 24 E: -82 W: -113

shapefile
SWOT Simulated Level 2 North America Continent KaRIn High Rate Pixel Cloud Vector Attribute Product Version 1.0 1.0 COMPUTERS Computer 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-22

N: 52 S: 24 E: -82 W: -113

20 Meters x 20 Meters netCDF-4
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