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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
GPM Ground Validation Kumpula Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx V1 1 GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-21

N: 60.2125 S: 60.1925 E: 24.9717 W: 24.9517

ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Physicum Building Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx 1 GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-22

N: 60.2147 S: 60.1947 E: 24.9733 W: 24.9533

ASCII
Greater Kruger National Park, GEDI Canopy Metrics, 2007-2024 1 ISS, Sentinel-1A, COMPUTERS GEDI, PALSAR, Computer 2007-01-01 to 2024-12-31

N: -22.2749 S: -26.1412 E: 32.0531 W: 29.7381

COG
Green Vegetation Fraction High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 1 Airplane, LANDSAT CAMERA, ETM+ 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27

N: 47.121 S: 25.0847 E: -69.9266 W: -122.746

GeoTIFF
Greenness Trends and Carbon Stocks of Mangrove Forests Across Mexico, 2001-2015 1 Aqua, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 29.7262 S: 14.4292 E: -86.5302 W: -114.055

multiple
Gridded CO2 and CH4 Flux Estimates for pan-Arctic and Boreal Regions, 2003-2015 1 MODELS Computer 2003-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: 49 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Gridded Estimates of Woody Cover and Biomass across Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2004 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2005-01-01

N: 22.0081 S: -34.8145 E: 61.5253 W: -20.6077

GeoTIFF
Gridded GEDI Vegetation Structure Metrics and Biomass Density at Multiple Resolutions 1 ISS GEDI 2019-04-17 to 2023-03-16

N: 52.2 S: -52.2 E: 180 W: -180

COG
Gridded GEDI-Fusion Forest Structure Metrics across Six Western US States, 2016-2020 1 ISS, COMPUTERS GEDI, Computer 2016-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 51.4317 S: 34.383 E: -101.728 W: -127.113

COG
Gross Primary Production Maps of Tidal Wetlands across Conterminous USA, 2000-2019 1 Terra, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2000-03-05 to 2019-11-17

N: 47.6967 S: 23.5017 E: -65.9019 W: -128.026

GeoTIFF
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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 Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
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
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