FEDERATION DATA INVENTORY FOR WMS-COMPLIANCE

Last revised: Feb 13, 2001
 
Layer ESIP Provider Data Source Data Type Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Temporal Extent Temporal Resolution Associated Scenario Expected Compliance Date URL Comments
LAND
NDVI TerraSip AVHRR Grid Upper Midwest 1994-1999 Bimonthly Now
Watershed variables TerraSip Grid Upper Midwest Now
Amazon Basin scenes TRFIC SAR Grid Amazon Basin 30 m 1 flooded; 1 dry scene Seasonal Now http://trfic.jpl.nasa.gov/wmt/de.html
Topography, N2 Deposition, Vegetation, Soil Texture, Wetland Soils EOS- WEBSTER Grid varies 0.5 degree now http://eos-webster.sr.unh.edu/webster (1)(2)(3)(4)
Microwave Brightness Temperature PM-ESIP SSM/I and AMSU Grid Within 38 degrees latitude 1998- Now Only global images available
OCEAN
Sea Surface Height OceanESIP TOPEX/Poseidon Grid and swath Global 1 degree (grid);  6 km along-track 1992- present 5 day (grid);
1 sec (along-track)		 Now http://oceanesip.jpl.nasa.gov/de.shtml
Wave Height OceanESIP TOPEX/Poseidon Swath Global 6 km along-track 1992- present 1 sec Now http://oceanesip.jpl.nasa.gov/de.shtml
Sea Surface Temperature OceanESIP NCEP/Reynolds Grid Global 1 degree 1990-present 7 day Now       " Also anomalies from mean
Sea Surface Winds OceanESIP NSCAT Grid Global 1 degree 1996-97 1 day Now       " Also divergence, curl, pseudo-stress
Sea Surface Temperature PM-ESIP TRMM Grid Within 38 degrees latitude 1998- 2001
Oceanic Wind Speed PM-ESIP SSM/I Grid Within 38 degrees latitude 1998- Now Only global images available
AIR
Temperature Profiles PM-ESIP AMSU Grid Global 1997-99 Daily 2001
Lightning PM-ESIP LIS Grid Global 1997-99 Daily 2001
Cloud Water and Integrated Water Vapor Content PM-ESIP SSM/I, TRMM Grid Oceans within 38 degrees latitude 1998- Now Only global images available
Rainfall rate SIESIP TRMM Grid Oceans within 40 degrees latitude 1 degree 1998-99 Monthly now
Precipitation SIESIP Grid (-60, 15) lat; (-85, -30) lon 1 degree 1960-90 Monthly now
HUMAN
Population CIESIN Grid Global 2.5 minute now http://sedac.ciesin.org/plue/gpw

 

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