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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
Timeseries of Arctic-Boreal Lake Area Derived from CubeSat Imagery, 2017 1 SATELLITES CAMERA 2017-05-01 to 2017-10-01

N: 70.3105 S: 52.8149 E: -89.8193 W: -149.699

multiple
TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2 V001 (LPRM_TMI_SOILM2) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km daytime V001 (LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km nighttime V001 (LPRM_TMI_NT_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

Total Leaf Tissue Water Potential (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, PRESSURE CHAMBERS 1988-06-01 to 1989-08-12

N: 39.09 S: 39.05 E: -96.54 W: -96.59

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Tower-based PhotoSpec Products for the 2019 and 2020 Spring Transition Season, SK, CA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTROMETERS 2019-03-20 to 2020-06-26

N: 53.98 S: 53.97 E: -105.11 W: -105.12

CSV
Tree Canopy Cover for the Circumpolar Taiga-Tundra Ecotone: 2000-2005 1 Terra MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2005-12-31

N: 70 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180

Shapefile
Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico, 2016-2018 1 LANDSAT-5, Airplane, Aqua, LANDSAT-8, MODELS MSS, CAMERAS, MODIS, OLI, Computer 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 32.7192 S: 14.5333 E: -86.7008 W: -118.404

COG
Tree Inventory and Biometry Measurements, Tapajos National Forest, Para, Brazil, 2010 1 FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, Computer 2010-08-31 to 2010-09-16

N: -2.8603 S: -3.1529 E: -54.9488 W: -54.9857

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Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012 1.1 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2003-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 52.0938 S: 28.4705 E: -100.538 W: -130.435

GeoTIFF
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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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Tool Description Services
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
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
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
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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