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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
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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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 TE-04 Branch Bag Data from Boreal Tree Species FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 1996-07-23 to 1996-08-14 N: 55.98 S: 55.88 E: -98.29 W: -98.62 ASCII
BOREAS TE-04 Gas Exchange Data from Boreal Tree Species FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 1994-07-21 to 1994-09-01 N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.65 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 CO2 Concentration and Stable Isotope Composition LABORATORY MASS SPECTROMETERS, IRGA 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 N: 55.92 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Diurnal CO2 Canopy Profile Data FIELD INVESTIGATION IR CO2 ANALYZER 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08 N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Leaf Carbon Isotope Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MASS SPECTROMETERS 1993-08-19 to 1994-09-13 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.62 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Leaf Gas Exchange Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 1994-06-06 to 1994-09-13 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.62 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Tree Ring and Carbon Isotope Ratio Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, MICROSCOPES 1993-08-09 to 1994-09-19 N: 55.93 S: 53.92 E: -98.62 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS TE-06 Allometry Data FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, BALANCE 1994-08-01 to 1995-08-31 N: 55.97 S: 53.59 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 ASCII
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