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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
ABoVE: Climate Drivers of Pan-Arctic Tundra Vegetation Productivity, 1982-2015 1 NOAA POES, DMSP SSM/I, AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: 70 E: 180 W: -180

CSV
Arctic Vegetation Plots at Arrigetch Peaks, Alaska, 1978-1981 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1978-01-01 to 1981-04-30

N: 67.5583 S: 67.2667 E: -154.218 W: -154.5

CSV
BOREAS RSS-07 LAI, Gap Fraction, and FPAR Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER 1993-08-09 to 1994-09-17

N: 55.94 S: 53.63 E: -98.19 W: -106.2

ASCII
LBA-ECO ND-11 Litter Decomposition, Carbon, and Nitrogen Dynamics in Agroforestry 1 LABORATORY SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS 2002-07-11 to 2002-10-15

N: -2.518 S: -2.518 E: -60.03 W: -60.03

CSV
BOREAS TGB-08 Monoterpene Concentration Data over the SSA-OBS and the SSA-OJP 1 LABORATORY COLORIMETERS, GC-MS 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19

N: 53.99 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -105.12

ASCII
Delta-X: NUMAR Soil Accretion Modeled to 2100, MRD, Louisiana, USA 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2100-12-31

N: 29.7003 S: 29.0794 E: -90.4117 W: -91.54

multiple
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
Lakes, Ponds, and Partial Inundation in the Yukon Kuskokwom Delta, AK, 2019-2023 1 PlanetScope, COMPUTERS PlanetScope, Computer 2019-05-01 to 2023-10-30

N: 63.4794 S: 58.422 E: -157.199 W: -168.023

multiple
LBA-ECO CD-15 LAI and Productivity Data, km 67, Tapajos National Forest: 2003-2004 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, DENDROMETERS 2003-12-10 to 2004-12-03

N: -2.857 S: -2.857 E: -54.959 W: -54.959

CSV
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01

N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111

CSV
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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
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
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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