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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 TG-03 Solar Surface Irradiance and PAR, Brazilian Amazon: 1999-2004 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS 1999-01-01 to 2004-12-31

N: -1.9235 S: -15.7295 E: -54.9517 W: -67.8689

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-05 NPP, Carbon Pool, Soil Characteristics, Soil Gas Flux Maps of Brazil 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1982-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 6.02 S: -34 E: -34.035 W: -80

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO TG-07 Fallen and Standing Necromass, Tapajos, Cauaxi, Juruena Forests, Brazil 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, ALTIMETERS, Line intercept sampling 2001-06-10 to 2004-11-14

N: -3.017 S: -10.4249 E: -48.2906 W: -58.7597

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Forest Soil P, C, and N Pools, km 83 Site, Tapajos National Forest 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION COLORIMETERS, BALANCE, CARBON ANALYZERS 1999-04-20 to 2000-04-20

N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Forest Structure Measurements for GLAS Validation: Santarem 2004 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CLINOMETERS 2004-11-08 to 2004-11-18

N: -2.848 S: -3.1991 E: -54.9125 W: -55

Text File
LBA-ECO TG-07 Ground-based Biometry Data at km 83 Site, Tapajos National Forest: 1997 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1997-03-01 to 1997-03-31

N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Litter Decomposition, Tapajos National Forest, Para, Brazil: 2000-2001 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, ICP-AES, CHN ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2000-03-01 to 2001-02-21

N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Long-Term Soil Gas Flux and Root Mortality, Tapajos National Forest 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION GC-FID, BALANCE, IR CO2 ANALYZER, AUTOANALYZER 2000-05-31 to 2001-07-14

N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-07 Tree Geometry in an Undisturbed Forest in Cauaxi, Para, Brazil 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, Laser_RF 2000-06-10 to 2000-06-22

N: -3.7313 S: -3.7313 E: -48.2906 W: -48.2906

CSV
LBA-ECO TG-08 Soil Gas Flux after Forest and Pasture Fertilization, Rondonia, Brazil 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, AUTOANALYZER, BALANCE, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, IRGA 1998-02-18 to 1999-03-10

N: -10.156 S: -10.156 E: -62.811 W: -62.811

CSV
Leaf Angle Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SCA 1987-06-09 to 1987-08-04

N: 39.13 S: 39.13 E: -96.63 W: -96.63

multiple
Leaf Area Index Data (OTTER) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CAMERAS 1991-05-13 to 1991-05-15

N: 44.67 S: 44.29 E: -121.33 W: -123.27

ASCII
Leaf Area Index Maps at 30-m Resolution, Selected Sites, Canada 1 LANDSAT-7, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, CAMERA, TM 2000-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 63.1444 S: 44.2284 E: -65.0035 W: -135.05

GeoTIFF
Leaf Area Index Maps at 30-m Resolution, VALERI Site, Larose, Canada 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, SPOT-4 CAMERA, TM, ETM+, HRVIR 2003-05-08 to 2003-08-19

N: 45.394 S: 45.3671 E: -75.1979 W: -75.2364

multiple
Leaf Chemistry, 1992-1993 (ACCP) 1 LABORATORY CHN ANALYZERS, BALANCE 1992-06-18 to 1993-05-27

N: 45.2222 S: 29.7 E: -68.7356 W: -121.763

ASCII
Leaf Photosynthesis Rates (FIFE) 1 PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, OSMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1987-06-06 to 1987-08-16

N: 39.1 S: 39.07 E: -96.57 W: -96.61

multiple
LiDAR and PALSAR-Derived Forest Aboveground Biomass, Paragominas, Para, Brazil, 2012 1 Airplane, ALOS LIDAR, PALSAR 2012-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: -1.99755 S: -4.00605 E: -45.9981 W: -49.0036

GeoTIFF
LiDAR Data, DEM, and Maximum Vegetation Height Product from Southern Idaho, 2014 1 Airplane LIDAR 2014-08-23 to 2014-08-31

N: 43.3257 S: 42.2848 E: -114.678 W: -116.889

multiple
LiDAR Derived Biomass, Canopy Height, and Cover for New England Region, USA, 2015 1 Airplane, MODELS LIDAR, Computer 2010-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 46.7643 S: 39.9626 E: -66.3606 W: -74.7965

GeoTIFF
LiDAR Derived Biomass, Canopy Height and Cover for Tri-State (MD, PA, DE) Region, V2 2 MODELS, Airplane Computer, LIDAR 2004-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 42.7117 S: 37.7964 E: -74.0169 W: -81.2257

GeoTIFF
LiDAR Derived Forest Aboveground Biomass Maps, Northwestern USA, 2002-2016 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2002-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 49.353 S: 41.6644 E: -112.275 W: -125.581

multiple
LiDAR Surveys over Selected Forest Research Sites, Brazilian Amazon, 2008-2018 1 AIRCRAFT LIDAR 2008-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: -1.57947 S: -26.6965 E: -39.058 W: -68.2989

multiple
LiDAR-based Biomass Estimates, Boreal Forest Biome, Eurasia, 2005-2006 1 SATELLITES LIDAR 2005-06-08 to 2006-06-26

N: 70 S: 45 E: 172 W: 4

multiple
LiDAR-Derived Aboveground Biomass and Uncertainty for California Forests, 2005-2014 1 Airplane LIDAR 2005-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 41.9828 S: 34.0508 E: -117.739 W: -123.746

multiple
LiDAR-derived Vegetation Canopy Structure, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 2011 1.2 Airplane, MODELS AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, Computer 2011-02-01 to 2011-04-30

N: 35.866 S: 35.376 E: -82.96 W: -84.051

GeoTIFF
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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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