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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
CARVE: L1 In-situ Carbon and CH4 Flux and Meteorology at EC Towers, Alaska, 2011-2015 GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM 2011-05-30 to 2016-01-07 N: 71.3225 S: 68.4865 E: -155.748 W: -157.409 CSV
CARVE: Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange and Regional Carbon Budgets for Alaska, 2012-2014 C-23 Sherpa, MODELS SPECTROMETERS, Computer 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31 N: 74.5 S: 50 E: -120 W: -169 multiple
CENTURY: Modeling Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change, Version 4 (VEMAP 1995) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1995-01-01 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Characteristics of African Savanna Biomes for Determining Woody Cover FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-7, LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS DENSIOMETERS, AVHRR, CHN ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1981-01-01 to 2003-12-31 N: 16.761 S: -27.75 E: 37.2375 W: -15.8392 CSV
China Dimensions Data Collection: China Maps Bibliographic Database MODELS Computer 1765-01-01 to 1994-12-31 CHINA N: 54 S: 18 E: 135 W: 73 MDB
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, AVHRR 1982-06-01 to 2010-09-30 N: 90 S: 55.8 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Classification of Global Forests for IPCC Aboveground Biomass Tier 1 Estimates, 2020 COMPUTERS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 COG
CLM Simulated Solar-Induced Fluorescence, Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA, 1998-2018 CLM-LSM Computer 1998-01-01 to 2019-01-01 COLORADO N: 40.0329 S: 40.0329 E: -105.546 W: -105.546 netCDF-4 classic
CLM5-DART Regional Carbon Fluxes and Stocks over the Western US, 1998-2010 MODELS Computer 1998-01-01 to 2010-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 50.8901 S: 25.445 E: -99.375 W: -130.625 netCDF-3
CMS: Aboveground Biomass for Mangrove Forest, Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane HYPSOMETERS, LIDAR 2012-09-01 to 2014-05-05 N: -18.7866 S: -18.8987 E: 36.2925 W: 36.1489 multiple
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