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Lawn and Garden Moisture Index

The Lawn and Garden Moisture Index measures the capacity of current soil moisture to sustain healthy lawns and gardens in the Southeast U.S. 

Data Coverage
Regional
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
geotiff
Data Type
Land-based Station
Radar

NASA SPoRT-LIS Soil Moisture Products

NASA’s Short-term Prediction and Transition Center – Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) provides high-resolution (about 3-km) gridded soil moisture products in real-time to support regional and local modeling and improve situational awareness.

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
geotiff
other
Data Type
Model
Radar
Satellite

North-American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS)

NLDAS Drought Monitor Products: an experimental drought monitor derived from near real-time soil moisture output from both the NASA MOSAIC and NCEP Noah land surface models.

 

 

Data Coverage
North America
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Forecasts
File Format
images
Data Type
Model

Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI)

Quick Drought Response Index (QuickDRI): a geospatial tool that characterizes the intensification of short-term drought condition patterns on a weekly basis across the continental United States (CONUS) at a 1-km gridded spatial resolution.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
2000 - Present
File Format
images
pdf
Data Type
Land-based Station