The NASA LBA-ECO Project provides multiple data sets from the central Amazon Basin. It includes aerosol and atmospheric measurements from the AMAZE-08 experiment in 2008, 0.2-degree gridded monthly precipitation data from 1972 to 1992, and ~100-m resolution JERS-1 SAR image mosaics from 1995 and 1996. The data were collected by NASA and partner agencies for the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment.
Use Cases
- Characterizing aerosol size, mass, and chemical composition based on physical and chemical measurements described.
- Modeling rainfall and runoff patterns based on long-term gridded precipitation data.
- Analyzing seasonal flood dynamics in the Amazon Basin based on high-resolution radar imagery from distinct wet and dry seasons.
- Studying biosphere-atmosphere exchanges based on concurrent measurements of aerosols, trace gases, and meteorological conditions.
Strengths
- Includes long-term precipitation records spanning 20 years (1972-1992).
- Provides high-resolution (~100m) satellite imagery covering the entire Amazon Basin for two distinct seasons.
- Combines in-situ aerosol measurements with atmospheric trace gas and meteorological data from a coordinated field campaign.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA and partner agencies including the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and Brazil's DNAEE.
- Collection Method
- Field measurements, gauge network data, and satellite remote sensing.
- Time Range
- 1972-1992 for precipitation; 1995-1996 for imagery; February-March 2008 for aerosol measurements.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Central Amazon Basin, Brazil, specifically near Manaus.