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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 TF-09 SSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temperature Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, WIND MONITOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, PYRANOMETERS, PSYCHROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1994-05-23 to 1996-11-29 N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS TF-10 NSA-Fen Tower Flux and Meteorological Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, Pyrgeometer, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-10 N: 55.91 S: 55.91 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 ASCII
BOREAS TF-10 NSA-YJP Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Porometry Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS IRGA, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, RAIN GAUGES, HYGROMETERS, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, POROMETER, PRESSURE SENSORS 1993-08-15 to 1996-11-15 N: 55.9 S: 55.9 E: -98.29 W: -98.29 ASCII
BOREAS TF-11 Biomass Data over the SSA-Fen FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, QUADRATS, BALANCE 1994-07-21 to 1994-09-17 N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 ASCII
BOREAS TF-11 Decomposition Data over the SSA-Fen FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY BALANCE, CHN ANALYZERS 1994-07-21 to 1994-09-17 N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 ASCII
BOREAS TF-11 SSA Fen Leaf Gas Exchange Data FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1994-06-08 to 1995-08-06 N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 ASCII
BOREAS TF-11 SSA-Fen 1995 Leaf Area Index Data FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR LEAF AREA METER 1995-05-20 to 1995-09-29 N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 ASCII
BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN Tower Flux and Meteorological Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, LABORATORY EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, ANEMOMETERS, TUNABLE DIODE LASER 1993-08-23 to 1995-10-09 N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-01/TGB-03 NEE Data over the NSA Fen PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-06-06 to 1996-10-23 N: 55.92 S: 55.92 E: -98.42 W: -98.42 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-03 Plant Species Composition Data over the NSA Fen FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1994-07-01 to 1996-07-31 N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 CSV
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