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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
Combined ASTER and MODIS Emissivity database over Land (CAMEL) Uncertainty Monthly Global 0.05Deg V003 Terra, AQUA ASTER, MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2024-01-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: The Wellbeing of Nations MODELS Computer 1990-01-01 to 2000-12-31 AUSTRALIA, GLOBAL, AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA N: 90 S: -55 E: 180 W: -180 CSV, PDF, PDF, PNG
Conifer Needle Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA, 2017-2018 FIELD SURVEYS PAM 2017-07-10 to 2018-06-11 COLORADO N: 40.03 S: 40.03 E: -105.55 W: -105.55 CSV
Conifer Needle Pigment Composition, Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA, 2017-2018 LABORATORY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHS 2017-07-09 to 2018-06-11 COLORADO N: 40.03 S: 40.03 E: -105.55 W: -105.55 CSV
Deciduous Fractional Cover and Tree Canopy Cover for Boreal North America, 1992-2015 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1992-01-01 to 2015-12-31 CANADA, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, MONTANA, WASHINGTON N: 80.25 S: 39.9997 E: -49.9998 W: -179.94 COG
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG and UAVSAR L3 Derived Forest Aboveground Biomass, MRD, LA G-III, B-200 UAVSAR, AVIRIS-NG 2021-09-23 to 2021-09-24 LOUISIANA N: 29.7069 S: 28.9907 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5934 COG
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, USA King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5945 COG
Delta-X: Aboveground Biomass and Necromass across Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V2 FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS, SURVEYING TOOLS, COLORIMETERS 2021-03-19 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.8852 CSV
Delta-X: Aboveground Vegetation Structure, Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, LA, USA, V2 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SURVEYING TOOLS 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.5101 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.8852 CSV
Delta-X: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Channel Surveys, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V2 FIELD SURVEYS ADCP 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.7044 S: 29.1575 E: -90.6741 W: -91.4522 multiple
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