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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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LBA-ECO CD-10 Tree DBH Measurements at the km 67 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1999-07-10 to 2005-08-31

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

CSV
LBA-ECO CD-11 Biophysical Measurements of Logged and Fire-Treated Forests, Brazil 1 FIELD SURVEYS CAMERAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2001-07-15 to 2003-09-01

N: -2.65 S: -12.29 E: -47.04 W: -54.95

CSV
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
LBA-ECO CD-17 Secondary Forest Survey, Para and Rondonia, Brazil: 2002-2003 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1997-07-13 to 2003-11-01

N: -1.6667 S: -9.69 E: -47.75 W: -63.328

multiple
LBA-ECO CD-32 Flux Tower Network Data Compilation, Brazilian Amazon: 1999-2006, V2 2 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, IRGA, PYRANOMETERS 1999-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: -1.74 S: -21.62 E: -47.65 W: -62.36

Text File
LBA-ECO CD-34 Landsat Fractional Land Cover Analysis, Manaus, Brazil: 2004-2005 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2004-10-14 to 2005-07-29

N: -2.63 S: -2.63 E: -60.17 W: -60.17

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO CD-37 Secondary Forest Biomass and Age Class, Rondonia, Brazil 1 ICESat, LANDSAT GLAS, TM, MSS 1975-06-19 to 2003-05-20

N: -9.3419 S: -10.7769 E: -62.8926 W: -64.3889

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-02 Biophysical Measurements of Forests, Acre, Brazil: 1999-2002 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1999-11-01 to 2004-04-30

N: -7 S: -10.073 E: -67 W: -67.629

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-02 GOES-08 Hot Pixel Data from Acre, Brazil: 1998, 2000, and 2001 1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 1998-08-01 to 2001-10-30

N: -7.37 S: -11.14 E: -66.63 W: -73.58

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-02 Hot Pixel Fire Indicator Data for Tri-national MAP Region: 2003-2006 1 NOAA-12, GOES-12 AVHRR, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: -0.6667 S: -22.3833 E: -57.7933 W: -81.2833

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-03 SAR Images, Land Cover, and Biomass, Four Areas across Brazilian Amazon 1 RADARSAT-1, JERS-1 SAR, DIGITIZER 1974-01-01 to 1998-06-18

N: -2.0017 S: -10.5014 E: -54.4989 W: -68.5008

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-04 IBIS Model Simulations for the Amazon and Tocantins Basins: 1921-1998 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1921-01-01 to 1998-12-31

N: 6 S: -21 E: -45 W: -80

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-05 Biomass and Soil Properties of Fragmented Forests, Amazonas, Brazil 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1987-01-01 to 2001-05-05

N: -2.333 S: -2.333 E: -60.064 W: -60.064

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Amazon Floodplain Lake Chlorophyll from MODIS, Para, Brazil: 2002-2003 1 Terra MODIS 2002-04-01 to 2003-12-31

N: -1 S: -3.00025 E: -52.9995 W: -57

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-07 Aquatic Marcophyte Biomass, Monte Alegre Lake, Para, Brazil: 2003-2004 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE 2003-12-14 to 2004-12-04

N: -1.9991 S: -2.6825 E: -53.9509 W: -54.8426

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Validation Overflight for Amazon Mosaics, Raster, 1999 1 Airplane VIDEO CAMERA 1999-06-06 to 1999-06-19

N: 4 S: -14.5042 E: -44 W: -68

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-07 Validation Overflight for Amazon Mosaics, Video, 1999 1 Airplane VIDEO CAMERA 1999-06-03 to 1999-06-21

N: 4 S: -14.5042 E: -44 W: -68

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-07 Water Quality, CO2, Chlorophyll, Lago Curuai, Para, Brazil: 2003-2004 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, TURBIDITY METERS 2003-09-25 to 2004-06-30

N: -1.8206 S: -2.3389 E: -50.0208 W: -55.8347

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-07 Wetland Extent, Vegetation, and Inundation: Lowland Amazon Basin 2 JERS-1 SAR 1995-09-01 to 1996-06-30

N: 6 S: -21.0024 E: -50 W: -80

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-08 Ecosystem Demography Model Estimated C, NPP, and Biomass For Amazonia 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31

N: 15 S: -15 E: -30 W: -85

multiple
LBA-ECO LC-08 Passive Ground-based Fire Data, Para and Mato Grosso Brazil: 2001-2002 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2002-07-12 to 2002-07-15

N: -9.7 S: -15.7 E: -55.1 W: -56.5

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-08 Soil, Vegetation, and Land Cover Maps for Brazil and South America 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION DIGITIZER 1981-01-01 to 1991-12-31

N: 12.4713 S: -34.8444 E: -30 W: -81.3572

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-09 Vegetation Composition and Structure in the Brazilian Amazon: 1992-1995 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1992-01-01 to 1995-12-31

N: -1 S: -1.4 E: -53.52 W: -53.8

CSV
LBA-ECO LC-13 GIS Coverages of Logged Areas, Tapajos Forest, Para, Brazil: 1996, 1998 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION GPS 1996-01-01 to 1998-12-31

N: -2.25 S: -3.5 E: -54 W: -56

Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-14 Biophysical Measurements, Rainfall Exclusion, Tapajos National Forest 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, DENDROMETERS, DENSIOMETERS, BALANCE 1998-09-28 to 2006-11-10

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

multiple
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Biosphere Data Tools

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AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users 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
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
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
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