ASDC
NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC), in collaboration with the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) team released the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) ERBE_S10N_WFOV_SF_ERBS_AreaAverageTimeSeries_Edition4 product.
ASDC, in collaboration with the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Science team announce the public release of Version 005 of the Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) Level 1B2 data products for the Polarimeter Definition Experiment (PODEX) flight campaign. AirMSPI Level 1B2 products contain radiometric and polarimetric images of clouds, aerosols, and the surface of the Earth. In particular, products contain map-projected data at 8 wavelengths: 355, 380, 445, 470, 555, 660, 865, and 935 nm. The data products include radiance, time, solar zenith, solar azimuth, view zenith, and view azimuth for all spectral bands. Wavelengths for which polarization information is available (470, 660, and 865 nm) also include the Stokes parameters Q and U, as well as degree of linear polarization (DOLP) and angle of linear polarization (AOLP). Q, U, and AOLP are reported relative to both the scattering- and view meridian planes. Files are distributed in HDF-EOS-5 format. This release of AirMSPI data contains all targets acquired during the PODEX flight campaign. PODEX was based out of NASA’s Armstrong (formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center in Palmdale, CA, and focused on clouds and aerosols in and around California. AirMSPI data were acquired from January 14 through February 6, 2013.
GHRC DAAC
NASA's Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC) has publlished two additional datasets from the Global Precipitation Management (GPM) Ground Validation (GV) program. "GPM Ground Validation Duke Microwave Radiometer (MWR) Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx)" data were collected by the MWR, which is a sensitive microwave radiometer that detects the microwave radiance at two frequencies: 23.8 and 31.4 GHz. The measurements are are used to determine the presence of vapor and liquid water molecules in the atmosphere along with other derived parameters. These data were obtained during the IPHEx field experiment, which was held in North Carolina with the goal to characterize warm season orthographic precipitation regimes and the relationship between precipitation regimes and hydrologic processes in regions of complex terrain. These data are available for May 1, 2014 through June 15, 2014 and are in netCDF-3 format.
“GPM-GV Iowa Flood Center (IFC) Rain Gauges IFloodS” data were collected during the Iowa Flood Studies (IFloodS) campaign from April 28 through May 20, 2013 near Shueyville City, Iowa. Four observation sites, each consisting of three tipping bucket rain gauges, collected 5-minute accumulations of precipitation data. The main goal of IFloodS was to evaluate how well the GPM satellite rainfall data can be used for flood forecasting. Specifically, this meant collecting detailed measurements of precipitation at the Earth’s surface using ground instruments and advanced weather radars while simultaneously collecting data from satellites passing overhead.
GHRC DAAC is pleased to announce the public “beta” release of near real-time (NRT) data from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS). Lightning observations and background data files are generated within minutes of observation. A browse web page shows the most recent two minutes of lightning data on a map, along with composite image showing lightning observations for the past 12 hours. The two LIS (ISS) datasets are:
- NRT LIS (ISS) Data
- NRT LIS (ISS) Backgrounds
LP DAAC
NASA's Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC) has recently released the first product suite available in NASA's Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) collection. The Combined Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) product suite provides global data records of Emissivity, Uncertainty and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) Coefficients at 5 kilometer resolution on a monthly basis for years 2003 to 2015.
- CAMEL Emissivity Monthly Global 0.05 Deg V001
- CAMEL Uncertainty Monthly Global 0.05 Deg V001
- CAMEL Coefficient Monthly Global 0.05 Deg V001
LP DAAC has also released the Version 6 Terra and Aqua MODIS Net Evapotranspiration data products. The four data products provide global annual and 8-day composite information at 500 meter resolution.
- MODIS/Terra Net Evapotranspiration 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 doi:10.5067/MODIS/MOD16A2.006
- MODIS/Aqua Net Evapotranspiration 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD16A2.006
- MODIS/Terra Net Evapotranspiration Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 doi:10.5067/MODIS/MOD16A3.006
- MODIS/Aqua Net Evapotranspiration Yearly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 doi:10.5067/MODIS/MYD16A3.006
LP DAAC has released the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Version 6 Net Evapotranspiration product suite. The Level 4 data products have been produced from 2001 and will continue to be processed to present day over the coming weeks. A total of four 500 meter resolution data products are available at two temporal resolutions: 8-day and yearly. Previous versions of the MODIS Net Evapotranspiration products were distributed by the Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group at the University of Montana.
NSIDC DAAC
The MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Image Mosaics from MODIS, Version 1 dataset is now available at NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC). This dataset, part of the MEaSUREs Program, provides monthly image mosaics of the Greenland coastline and ice sheet periphery. The image mosaics are constructed from composited The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) imagery, acquired each month between March 2008 to September 2016.
The MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and 1B, Version 2 dataset is now available at NSIDC DAAC. This dataset is part of the MEaSUREs Program. The changes for Version 2 include:
- data reprocessed with a small radiometric correction to improve consistency across seam boundaries
- temporal coverage was expanded through 31 May 2017
- dates were added to the .gif files
- doi:10.5067/GPVL3SACPBW4
The F08 data from the MEaSUREs Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR, Version 1 dataset is now available at version 1.2. The minor change in this version corrects the handling of quality control flags to retain more data, eliminating only the flagged data in a given channel and taking care not to eliminate data in other channels.
- This dataset is part of the MEaSUREs Program.
- doi:10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/nsidc-0630.001
NASA's IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L1B Geolocated Free Air Gravity Anomalies data for 2016 Antarctica are now available from NSIDC DAAC. Additionally, on July 26, 2017, the entire IceBridge IGGRV1B dataset was replaced with re-leveled data to ensure consistency within the entire dataset. This dataset contains Greenland and Antarctica gravity measurements taken from the Sander Geophysics AIRGrav airborne gravity system.
The MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 2 dataset, available at NSIDC DAAC, has been updated with mosaics through 30 June 2017. This dataset, part of the MEaSUREs Program, provides 6- and 12-day 50 m resolution image mosaics of the Greenland coastline and ice sheet periphery.
On August 1, 2017, the binary version of Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation (ICESat) Geoscience Laser Alimeter System (GLAS) data were retired from public distribution. All GLAS data continue to be available to users in Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) format.
The F11 data from NASA's Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR, Version 1 dataset is now available at version 1.2. The minor change in this version corrects the handling of QC flags to retain more data, eliminating only the flagged data in a given channel and taking care not to eliminate data in other channels. This dataset is part of the MEaSUREs Program.
NASA's IceBridge DMS L0 Raw Imagery for the Spring 2017 Arctic campaign is now available from NSIDC DAAC. This dataset contains level zero imagery taken from the Digital Mapping System (DMS) over Antarctica and Greenland.
IceBridge DMS L1B Geolocated and Orthorectified Images for the 2017 Arctic campaign are now available at NSIDC DAAC. This dataset contains Level-1B imagery taken from DMS over Greenland and Antarctica.
NSIDC DAAC updated the dataset IceBridge DMS L0 Raw Imagery with data from the spring 2017 campaign. This dataset contains level zero imagery taken from the Digital Mapping System (DMS) over Antarctica and Greenland during the Operation IceBridge campaign.
NSIDC DAAC would like to announce a change to data access for the MEaSUREs Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Mosaic of Greenland 2005 (MOG2005) Image Map, Version 1 dataset. Data access is now available at: https://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/MEASURES/NSIDC-0547.001/.
NSIDC DAAC has published the dataset Daily Snow Depths and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) from global positioning system (GPS) Signal-to-Noise Ratios. The data comprise SWE at 223 stations located primarily in the western United States, including Alaska. Additional sites are located in Hawaii (Mauna Kea), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, plus seven locations in Canada, one in Greenland, and one in Sweden.
ORNL DAAC
NASA's Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC) published the dataset Fire Intensity and Burn Severity Metrics for Circumpolar Boreal Forests, 2001-2013. This dataset provides products characterizing immediate and longer-term ecosystem changes from fires in the circumpolar boreal forests of Northern Eurasia and North America. The data cover the period 2001-2013 and are provided at quarter, half, and one degree resolutions for boreal forests within the 40 to 80 degree North circumpolar region. The data were derived from a variety of sources including MODIS products, climate reanalysis data, and forest inventories.
ORNL DAAC published the revised dataset Geoecology: County-Level Environmental Data for the United States, 1941-1981. The Geoecology database is a compilation of environmental data for the period 1941 to 1981. The Geoecology database contains selected data on terrain and soils, water resources, forestry, vegetation, agriculture, land use, wildlife, air quality, climate, natural areas, and endangered species. Data on selected human population characteristics are also included to complement the environmental files. Data represent the conterminous United States (CONUS) at the county level.
ORNL DAAC published the rctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) dataset Pre-ABoVE: Arctic Vegetation Plots at Barrow, Alaska, 2012. This dataset provides vegetation cover and environmental plot data collected at the Barrow Environmental Observatory located in Barrow, Alaska in 2012.
ORNL DAAC published the dataset Lidar and Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Data from Tapajos National Forest in Para, Brazil, 2008. This dataset provides lidar point clouds and DTM from surveys over the Tapajos National Forest in Belterra municipality, Para, Brazil during late June and early July 2008. The surveys encompass the eddy flux towers and a deforestation chronosequence managed through the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment (LBA-ECO).
ORNL DAAC published the dataset Lidar and DTM Data from Forested Land Near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 2008. This dataset provides lidar point clouds and DTM from surveys over the flux tower site in the Cuieiras Biological Reserve, over forest inventory plots in the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve, and over sites of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project in Rio Preto da Eva municipality near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil during June 2008.
PO.DAAC
NASA's Physical Oceanography DAAC (PO.DAAC) successfully retrieved and ingested data for years 2008 through 2010 for two reprocessed datasets: MetOp-A ASCAT Level 2 25-km Ocean Surface Wind Vector Climate Data Record (CDR), and, 12.5-km Ocean Surface Wind Vector Climate Data Record Optimized for Coastal Ocean.