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Biosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA biosphere data range from surface reflectance data useful for measuring the greenness of vegetation to measurements of nighttime lights that disrupt the behaviors of wildlife. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Biosphere Data Tools

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AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Biomass Earthdata Dashboard Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
POPGRID Viewer POPGRID Viewer explores the intercomparison of population counts and settlement mapping from leading global data sources. Comparison
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
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VIIRS
Vegetation indices measure the amount of green vegetation over a given area and can be used to assess vegetation health. A commonly-used vegetation index is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which uses the difference between near-infrared (NIR) and red reflectance divided by their sum. NDVI values range from -1 to 1. Low values of NDVI generally correspond to barren areas of rock, sand, exposed soils, or snow, while higher NDVI values indicate greener vegetation, including forests, croplands, and wetlands.
VIIRS Vegetation Indices on Earthdata Search

Biosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
BOREAS RSS-14 GOES-7 Level-2 Shortwave and Longwave Radiation Images GOES-7 VAS 1994-02-05 to 1994-09-20 N: 65.91 S: 47.65 E: -87.12 W: -111 Binary
BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA SRL-1, SRL-2 SIR-C 1994-04-13 to 1995-09-02 N: 56.21 S: 53.63 E: -97.75 W: -105.61 Binary
BOREAS RSS-17 Dielectric Constant Profile Measurements FIELD INVESTIGATION DIELECTRIC PROBE 1994-04-19 to 1994-04-28 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-17 Stem, Soil, and Air Temperature Data FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMISTORS 1993-10-25 to 1995-04-26 N: 55.88 S: 53.63 E: -98.48 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-17 Xylem Flux Density Measurements at the SSA-OBS Site FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-31 to 1994-09-28 N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-19 1994 Seasonal Understory Reflectance Data FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1994-02-06 to 1994-09-16 N: 55.93 S: 53.8 E: -98.29 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER C-130 Measurements of Surface BRDF C-130 POLDER 1994-05-24 to 1994-07-24 N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Helicopter-Mounted Measurements of Surface BRDF HELICOPTER POLDER 1994-06-07 to 1994-09-17 N: 55.9 S: 53.9 E: -98.29 W: -104.64 ASCII
BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data C-130 BACKSCATTER LIDAR, LIDAR ALTIMETERS, ASAS 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 N: 55.9284 S: 53.6289 E: -98.0275 W: -106.198 multiple
BOREAS SERM Forest Cover Data Layers of the SSA in Vector Format AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS DIGITIZER 1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31 N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 Binary
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