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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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Tool Description Services
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 TF-01 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS 1996-02-02 to 1996-12-31 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-01 SSA-OA Understory Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, NET RADIOMETERS 1993-10-12 to 1994-12-31 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-02 SSA-OA Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Precipitation Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS RAIN GAUGES, SONIC ANEMOMETER, THERMOCOUPLES, BAROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, OZONE SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, IRGA, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1994-10-27 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TF-03 Automated Chamber CO2 Flux Data from the NSA-OBS PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMOCOUPLES 1995-09-23 to 1996-10-21 N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 ASCII
BOREAS TF-03 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, RAIN GAUGES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1994-03-16 to 1996-10-31 N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48 ASCII
BOREAS TF-04 CO2 and CH4 Soil Profile Data from the SSA LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, THERMOMETERS 1994-05-26 to 1995-03-21 N: 53.92 S: 53.88 E: -104.65 W: -104.69 ASCII
BOREAS TF-04 SSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Canopy Condition Data, R1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PSYCHROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IRGA, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1993-09-02 to 1994-09-20 N: 53.88 S: 53.88 E: -104.65 W: -104.65 ASCII
BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16 N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 ASCII
BOREAS TF-08 NSA-OJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS HYGROMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, PYRHELIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, SONIC ANEMOMETER, TEMPERATURE PROBES, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, BAROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1994-05-24 to 1996-11-12 N: 55.93 S: 55.93 E: -98.62 W: -98.62 ASCII
BOREAS TF-09 SSA-OBS Branch Level Flux Data PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 1996-04-07 to 1996-11-23 N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 ASCII
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