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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
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54 CSV
Delta-X: AirSWOT Level 1B Interferogram Products in Radar Coordinates, 2021 B-200 AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.7961 S: 29.0711 E: -90.5817 W: -91.5378 multiple
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L1B Spectral Radiance Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.8483 S: 29.0617 E: -89.6796 W: -91.587 ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L2B Derived Fractional Cover, MRD, LA, USA, 2021 FIELD SURVEYS, B-200 CAMERA, AVIRIS-NG 2021-04-01 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.851 S: 29.0546 E: -89.6761 W: -91.5907 multiple
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Herbaceous Aboveground Biomass, MRD, Louisiana, USA, V3 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-04-01 to 2021-08-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.7069 S: 28.9906 E: -90.36 W: -91.5936 COG
Delta-X: Belowground Biomass and Necromass across Wetlands, MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V2 LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.8852 CSV
Delta-X: Delft3D Broad-Scale Sediment Model, Atchafalaya Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA COMPUTERS Computer 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-28 LOUISIANA N: 29.8218 S: 29.1725 E: -90.9994 W: -91.8697 multiple
Delta-X: Delft3D Broad-Scale Sediment Model, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA COMPUTERS Computer 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 LOUISIANA N: 29.5522 S: 28.979 E: -90.1564 W: -91.107 multiple
Delta-X: Delft3D Sediment Model, Site 294, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA COMPUTERS Computer 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 LOUISIANA N: 29.46 S: 29.4139 E: -90.8914 W: -90.9532 multiple
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