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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
NACP Peatland Landcover Type and Wildfire Burn Severity Maps, Alberta, Canada NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2010-06-17 to 2013-07-22 N: 57.2062 S: 56.9053 E: -110.286 W: -114.901 multiple
NACP Regional: Gridded 1-deg Observation Data and Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs Terra, AQUA MODIS 1990-01-01 to 2007-12-31 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 Shapefile
NACP Regional: National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Aggregated Gridded Model Data NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2007-12-31 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 multiple
NACP Regional: Original Observation Data and Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1990-01-01 to 2008-12-31 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 multiple
NACP Regional: Supplemental Gridded Observations, Biosphere and Inverse Model Outputs Terra, AQUA MODIS 1990-01-01 to 2008-12-31 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 Shapefile
NACP Site: Terrestrial Biosphere Model and Aggregated Flux Data in Standard Format NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 Shapefile
NACP Site: Terrestrial Biosphere Model Output Data in Original Format NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1990-01-01 to 2007-12-31 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 Shapefile
NACP Soil Organic Matter of Burned Boreal Black Spruce Forests, Alaska, 2009-2011 FIELD SURVEYS 2009-08-01 to 2011-08-02 N: 65.7019 S: 63.8201 E: -141.418 W: -149.193 CSV
NACP TERRA-PNW: Forest Plant Traits, NPP, Biomass, and Soil Properties, 1999-2014 FIELD SURVEYS LASERS, HYDROMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER 1999-05-27 to 2014-07-23 N: 45.9477 S: 37.7844 E: -117.131 W: -123.904 CSV
NACP VPRM NEE Parameters Optimized to North American Flux Tower Sites, 2000-2006 Terra, AQUA, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, COMPUTERS MODIS, Computer 2000-01-01 to 2007-12-31 N: 71.32 S: 28.46 E: -68.74 W: -156.63 CSV
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