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

Albedo CERESed4.2, GEWEX.SRB
Biomass ESACCI, GEOCARBON, NBCD2000, Saatchi2011, Thurner, USForest, XuSaatchi2021
Burned Area GFED4.1S
Carbon Dioxide NOAA.Emulated, HIPPOAToM
Diurnal Max Temperature CRU4.02
Diurnal Min Temperature CRU4.02
Diurnal Temperature Range CRU4.02
Ecosystem Respiration FLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM
Evapotranspiration GLEAMv3.3a, MODIS, MOD16A2
Global Net Ecosystem Carbon Balance GCP, Hoffman
Gross Primary Productivity FLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM, WECANN
Ground Heat Flux CLASS
Latent Heat FLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM, DOLCE, CLASS, WECANN
Leaf Area Index AVHRR, AVH15C1, MODIS, cao2023_lai
Methane FluxnetANN
Net Ecosystem Exchange FLUXNET2015
Nitrogen Fixation Davies-Barnard
Permafrost Brown2002, Obu2018
Precipitation CMAPv1904, FLUXNET2015, GPCCv2018, GPCPv2.3, CLASS
Runoff Dai, LORA, CLASS
Sensible Heat FLUXNET2015, FLUXCOM, CLASS, WECANN
Snow Water Equivalent CanSISE
Soil Carbon HWSD, hwsd2_cSoil, NCSCDV22, wang2024_cSoil
Surface Air Temperature CRU4.02, FLUXNET2015
Surface Downward LW Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Downward SW Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Net LW Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Net Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN, CLASS
Surface Net SW Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Relative Humidity ERA5, CRU4.02
Surface Soil Moisture WangMao
Surface Upward LW Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Surface Upward SW Radiation CERESed4.1, FLUXNET2015, GEWEX.SRB, WRMC.BSRN
Terrestrial Water Storage Anomaly GRACE

IOMB Collection

Alkalinity GLODAP2.2022
Anthropogenic DIC 1994-2007 Gruber, OCIM
Chlorophyll GLODAP2.2022, SeaWIFS, MODISAqua
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon GLODAP2.2022
Nitrate WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022
Oxygen WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022
Phosphate WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022
Salinity WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022
Silicate WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022
Temperature WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022
Vertical Temperature Gradient WOA2018, GLODAP2.2022