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Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN)

The Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) provides soil and climate data to support natural resource assessments and conservation activities, focusing on agricultural areas of the U.S.

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
1991 - Present
File Format
csv
other
Data Type
Land-based Station

Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)

The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission is an orbiting observatory that measures the amount of water in the top 5 cm of soil everywhere on the Earth’s surface every 3 days.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
2015 - present
File Format
other
Data Type
Satellite

Surface Hydrology Maps

Weekly and monthly hydrological data from the North-American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS).

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
geotiff
Data Type
Model

The Climate Toolbox: Drought Recovery Tool

The Climate Toolbox’s Drought Recovery Tool allows users to investigate the probability of recovering from drought conditions in the Western U.S. based on past observations from 1920-2020. 

Data Coverage
Regional
Period of Record
1920–2020
File Format
images
Data Type
Model