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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
ABoVE: Needle-Level Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Alaska and Idaho, USA, 2017 and 2019 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS FLUOROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Computer 2017-07-07 to 2019-07-06 IDAHO, ALASKA N: 67.9947 S: 44.9061 E: -116.067 W: -149.754 CSV
ABoVE: Peak Greenness for Canadian Boreal Forest from Landsat 5 TM Imagery, 1984-2011 LANDSAT-5 TM 1970-01-01 to 2014-12-31 N: 63.4406 S: 45.3217 E: -53.9102 W: -124.474 multiple
ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016 IKONOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, LIDAR 2009-06-27 to 2016-07-17 N: 61.2881 S: 61.1694 E: -165.03 W: -165.69 multiple
ABoVE: Photochemical Reflectance and Tree Growth, Brooks Range, Alaska, 2018-2019 FIELD INVESTIGATION DENDROMETERS, RADIOMETERS 2018-05-01 to 2019-09-13 ALASKA N: 68.0194 S: 67.9721 E: -149.718 W: -149.76 CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Field Site Data, Anaktuvuk River Fire Area, 2008-2017 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2008-07-03 to 2017-07-23 ALASKA N: 69.359 S: 69.0189 E: -150.034 W: -151.176 CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2017 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2015-07-13 to 2017-08-10 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 62.5827 S: 60.5236 E: -111.367 W: -117.379 multiple
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2018 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2018-08-12 to 2018-08-22 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 62.5658 S: 60.4524 E: -113.42 W: -117.425 CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2019 FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE 2018-08-16 to 2019-09-05 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 62.5658 S: 60.9206 E: -113.016 W: -117.425 CSV
ABoVE: Reflectance Spectra of Tundra Plant Communities across Northern Alaska LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS SPECTROMETERS 2017-07-18 to 2018-08-14 ALASKA, ARCTIC N: 71.3462 S: 65.4349 E: -145.515 W: -157.412 CSV
ABoVE: Riverbank Erosion and Vegetation Changes, Yukon River Basin, Alaska, 1984-2017 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-01-01 to 2017-12-31 N: 68.1463 S: 61.9076 E: -143.305 W: -161.459 multiple
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