We maintain a collection of reference datasets which have been formatted following CF conventions. Please note that while we work to keep this collection up to date, much of the data has been first downloaded from primary sources and then reformatted for use in our system. Please check the global attributes of the files for reference information. This collection is available for download via the ILAMB software system. After installing the ILAMB python package, you can use the ilamb-fetch utility to download or update our collection of reference data.

Issue
See something wrong in a dataset? Have a suggestion? This collection is continually evolving and depends on community suggestions. Track progress by following the ILAMB-Data Github repository or check out what we are working on currently on the ILAMB Dataset Integration project board.

ILAMB Collection

AlbedoCERESed4.1, GEWEX.SRB
BiomassESACCI, GEOCARBON, NBCD2000, Saatchi2011, Thurner, USForest, XuSaatchi2021
Burned AreaGFED4.1S
Carbon DioxideNOAA.Emulated
Diurnal Max TemperatureCRU4.02
Diurnal Min TemperatureCRU4.02
Diurnal Temperature RangeCRU4.02
Ecosystem RespirationFLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM
EvapotranspirationGLEAMv3.3a, MODIS, MOD16A2
Global Net Ecosystem Carbon BalanceGCP, Hoffman
Gross Primary ProductivityFLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM, WECANN
Ground Heat FluxCLASS
Latent HeatFLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM, DOLCE, CLASS, WECANN
Leaf Area IndexAVHRR, AVH15C1, MODIS
MethaneFluxnetANN
Net Ecosystem ExchangeFLUXNET2015
Nitrogen FixationDavies-Barnard
PermafrostNSIDC
PrecipitationCMAPv1904, FLUXNET2015, GPCCv2018, GPCPv2.3, CLASS
RunoffDai, LORA, CLASS
Sensible HeatFLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM, CLASS, WECANN
Snow Water EquivalentCanSISE
Soil CarbonHWSD, NCSCDV22
Surface Air TemperatureCRU4.02, FLUXNET2015
Surface Downward LW RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Downward SW RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Net LW RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Net RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN, CLASS
Surface Net SW RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Relative HumidityERA5, CRU4.02
Surface Soil MoistureWangMao
Surface Upward LW RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Upward SW RadiationCERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Terrestrial Water Storage AnomalyGRACE