ECOSTRESS/OCO-3 Co-Located Observations: Global Land and Atmosphere Data, 2019-2023

Spatially and temporally matched observations from two International Space Station instruments, ECOSTRESS and OCO 3, are provided on a uniform 0.005° grid. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration created this synergistic dataset covering the common measurement period from August 2019 through January 2023. It combines land surface temperature, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency with solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and atmospheric CO2 measurements.

Use Cases

• Modeling water use efficiency of vegetation based on combined evapotranspiration and CO2 data
• Analyzing correlations between land surface temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations
• Studying global patterns of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence as a proxy for plant productivity
• Investigating regional carbon and water cycles based on spatially co-located parameters

Strengths

• Data is spatially averaged onto a uniform 0.005°x0.005° grid (approximately 557m x 557m at the Equator)
• Covers a defined time range from August 2019 through January 2023
• Products are filtered for data quality and matched in space and time over 3°x3° areas globally

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Co-located observations from the ECOSTRESS and OCO-3 instruments on the International Space Station, filtered and spatially averaged.

Time Range

August 2019 through January 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:01:51.207769; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global coverage over 3°x3° areas where OCO-3 performs specific observation modes.