Skip to main content

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

View All Data Tools
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
SHOWING 4 OF 14
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

View All Datasets
Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover NOAA-14, TERRA, FIELD INVESTIGATION AVHRR, MODIS 1992-04-01 to 1993-04-01 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
ISLSCP II Sea Surface Temperature NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1971-01-01 to 2000-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Total Plant-Available Soil Water Storage Capacity of the Rooting Zone FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IR CO2 ANALYZER 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
ISLSCP II UNH/GRDC Composite Monthly Runoff NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
ISLSCP II University of Maryland Global Land Cover Classifications, 1992-1993 NOAA-12 AVHRR 1992-04-01 to 1993-03-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
JERS-1 Level 0 Product JERS-1 SAR 1992-05-20 to 1998-10-11 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
JERS-1 Level 1 Product JERS-1 SAR 1992-05-20 to 1998-10-11 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
L2 Daily Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) from ERS-2 GOME, 1995-2003 ERS-2 GOME 1995-07-01 to 2003-06-22 GLOBAL N: 85.42 S: -84.3661 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
L2 Daily Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) from MetOp-A GOME-2, 2007-2018, V2 METOP-A GOME-2 2007-02-01 to 2018-02-01 GLOBAL LAND N: 89.5996 S: -89.7804 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
L2 Daily Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) from MetOp-B GOME-2, 2013-2021 METOP-B GOME-2 2013-04-01 to 2021-06-07 GLOBAL LAND N: 89.5944 S: -89.7694 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
SHOWING 10 OF 1266

Frequently Asked Questions

Earthdata Forum

Our online forum provides a space for users to browse thousands of FAQs about research needs, data, and data applications. You can also submit new questions for our experts to answer.

Submit Questions to Earthdata Forumand View Expert Responses

Earthdata
Forum