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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
NPP Boreal Forest: Siberian Scots Pine Forests, Russia, 1968-1974, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1968-01-01 to 1974-12-31

N: 58 S: 53 E: 103 W: 83

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NPP Boreal Forest: Superior National Forest, USA, 1983-1984, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, BALANCE 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.9708 E: -91.766 W: -92.506

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NPP Cropland: Gridded Estimates For the Central USA, 1982-1996, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1982-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 48.75 S: 38.25 E: -83.25 W: -99.75

CSV
NPP Grassland: Badkhyz, Turkmenistan, 1948-1982, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, BALANCE 1941-01-01 to 1982-12-31

N: 35.68 S: 35.68 E: 62 W: 62

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NPP Grassland: Beacon Hill, U.K., 1972-1993, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, BALANCE 1969-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 50.92 S: 50.92 E: -0.85 W: -0.85

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NPP Grassland: Bridger, USA, 1970-1973, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE 1894-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 45.78 S: 45.78 E: -110.78 W: -110.78

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NPP Grassland: Calabozo, Venezuela, 1969-1987, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE 1968-01-01 to 1987-04-15

N: 8.93 S: 8.93 E: -67.42 W: -67.42

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NPP Grassland: Canas, Costa Rica, 1969-1970, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, BALANCE 1969-07-10 to 1970-06-14

N: 10.4 S: 10.4 E: -85.1 W: -85.1

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NPP Grassland: Central Plains Experimental Range (SGS), USA, 1939-1990, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, BALANCE, CORING DEVICES 1912-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 40.82 S: 40.82 E: -104.77 W: -104.77

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NPP Grassland: Charleville, Australia, 1973-1974, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1942-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: -26.4 S: -26.4 E: 146.27 W: 146.27

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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 Data Tools

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VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
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