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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.

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, NOAA-14 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31

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

Shapefile
ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31

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

Shapefile
ISLSCP II Northern Hemisphere Monthly Snow Cover Extent 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

Shapefile
ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 NOAA-12 AVHRR 1992-04-01 to 1993-03-31

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

Shapefile
JERS-1 Level 0 Product 1 JERS-1 SAR 1992-05-20 to 1998-10-11

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

JERS-1 Level 1 Product 1 JERS-1 SAR 1992-05-20 to 1998-10-11

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

JPSS-1 CrIS Level 1B Principal Component Analysis / Rapid Event Detection V3.0 (SNDRJ1CrISL1BPCARED) 3.0 NOAA-20 CrIS 2018-01-05 to Present

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

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
KMZ for ALOS PALSAR Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product 1 ALOS PALSAR 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22

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

L2 Daily Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) from ERS-2 GOME, 1995-2003 1 ERS-2 GOME 1995-07-01 to 2003-06-22

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 2 METOP-A GOME-2 2007-02-01 to 2018-02-01

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 1 METOP-B GOME-2 2013-04-01 to 2021-06-07

N: 89.5944 S: -89.7694 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
L2 Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) from SCIAMACHY, 2003-2012 1 ENVISAT SCIAMACHY 2003-01-01 to 2012-04-08

N: 70 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
LAI & PAR Data: Light Bar - KSU (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1989-07-03 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.1 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

multiple
LAI & PAR Data: Light Bar - UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1987-06-30 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.6

multiple
LAI (Indirect): Light Wand - KSU (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER 1988-06-29 to 1989-10-31

N: 39.1 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61

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

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

multiple
Land Cover and Ecosystem Map Collection for Northern Alaska 1 COMPUTERS, LANDSAT Computer, MSS, TM 1976-08-04 to 2014-09-01

N: 71.5422 S: 65.5592 E: -130 W: -169.712

multiple
Land Cover and Vegetation Map, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1 LANDSAT, HELICOPTER, FIELD SURVEYS, DEM TM, CAMERA, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer 1982-06-01 to 1993-08-31

N: 70.7117 S: 68.8981 E: -140.322 W: -147.051

GeoTIFF
Land Cover and Vegetation Map Collection for Seward Peninsula, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, LANDSAT Computer, CAMERAS, MSS 1976-06-01 to 1999-09-01

N: 66.9519 S: 63.9658 E: -159.19 W: -168.542

multiple
Land Surface Model (LSM 1.0) for Ecological, Hydrological, Atmospheric Studies 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1996-01-15 to 1996-01-15

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

multiple
Land Surface Phenology, Eddy Covariance Tower Sites, North America, 2017-2021 1 SATELLITES PlanetScope 2017-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 70.9848 S: 14.3389 E: -57.3047 W: -176.133

multiple
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Biosphere Data Tools

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AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Biomass Earthdata Dashboard Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
POWER DAV The POWER project’s Data Access Viewer (DAV) is an interactive web-mapping application that provides access to NASA’s customized solar and meteorological data catalog. Analysis, Downloading, Subsetting, Visualization
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
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