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| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWOT Simulated Level 2 North America Continent KaRIn High Rate Water Mask Pixel Cloud 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 |
| Timeseries of Arctic-Boreal Lake Area Derived from CubeSat Imagery, 2017 | 1 | SATELLITES | CAMERA | 2017-05-01 to 2017-10-01 |
N: 70.3105 S: 52.8149 E: -89.8193 W: -149.699 |
multiple | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | 002 | NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/NPP Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-17 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| VIIRS/NPP Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 |
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) platform monitors Earth’s surface water using its primary instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
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