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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 Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Phytoplankton Carbon Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Phytoplankton Carbon, Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-4 Global Mapped Net Primary Production (NPP) - Near Real-tine (NRT) Data, version 3.2 3.2 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-4 Global Mapped Net Primary Production (NPP), Carbon, Absorption, Fluorescence Euphotic-resolving (CAFE) model Data, version 3.2 3.2 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-4 Regional Mapped Multi-Ordination ANAlysis (MOANA) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-4 Regional Mapped Multi-Ordination ANAlysis (MOANA) Data, version 3.2 3.2 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-4 Regional Mapped Multi-Ordination ANAlysis (MOANA), Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 3.1 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PACE OCI Level-4 Regional Mapped Multi-Ordination ANAlysis (MOANA), Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 3.2 PACE OCI 2024-03-05 to Present

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

netCDF-4
PalEON: Terrestrial Ecosystem Model Drivers for the Northeastern U.S., 0850-2010 1 MODELS Computer 0850-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 50.001 S: 35 E: -60 W: -100.001

netCDF-4 classic
PALS/In Situ Multi-Campaign 800 m UTM Grid Brightness Temperature, Backscatter, and Soil Moisture Match-Up V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 1999-07-08 to 1999-07-14

N: 35.21 S: 34.91 E: -97.83 W: -98.67

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N: 41.99 S: 41.92 E: -93.4 W: -93.8

,

N: 39.09 S: 38.95 E: -75.54 W: -76.18

800 Meters x 800 Meters ASCII
Pantropical Forest Height and Biomass from GEDI and TanDEM-X Data Fusion 1 ISS, G-LiHT, TDX GEDI, LIDAR, TDX-1 2011-01-06 to 2021-08-18

N: 33 S: -15.005 E: 15.005 W: -119

COG
PARABOLA Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION PARABOLA 1987-06-06 to 1989-08-08

N: 39.1 S: 39.05 E: -96.5 W: -96.59

multiple
PhenoCam Dataset v2.0: Digital Camera Imagery from the PhenoCam Network, 2000-2018 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION CAMERA 1999-11-16 to 2018-12-31

N: 71.28 S: -22.97 E: 119.22 W: -158.15

ASCII, Binary
PhenoCam Dataset v2.0: Vegetation Phenology from Digital Camera Imagery, 2000-2018 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION CAMERA 1999-11-16 to 2018-12-31

N: 71.28 S: -22.97 E: 119.22 W: -158.15

CSV, GeoTIFF, JSON, Text File
PhenoCam Dataset v3.0: Digital Camera Imagery from the PhenoCam Network, 2000-2023 3 FIELD INVESTIGATION CAMERAS 2000-02-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 71.29 S: -45.0389 E: 172.351 W: -158.171

multiple
PhenoCam Dataset v3.0: Vegetation Phenology from Digital Camera Imagery, 2000-2023 3 FIELD SURVEYS CAMERAS 1999-12-31 to 2023-12-31

N: 71.283 S: -45.0386 E: 172.351 W: -158.171

multiple
Phenology derived from Satellite Data and PhenoCam across CONUS and Alaska, 2019-2020 1 Sentinel-2A, LANDSAT-8 Sentinel-2 MSI, OLI 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 63.9265 S: 27.1314 E: -68.6772 W: -145.854

multiple
Phenoregions For Monitoring Vegetation Responses to Climate Change 1 LANDSAT-7 TM 1982-01-01 to 1999-12-31

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

Text File
Plant Biomass/Production/Consump. (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE 1987-05-18 to 1987-10-13

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.54

ASCII
PnET Models: Carbon, Nitrogen, Water Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems (Vers. 4 and 5) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1992-01-01 to 2003-04-21

N: 42.37 S: 42.37 E: -72.25 W: -72.25

multiple
PnET-BGC: Modeling Biogeochemical Processes in a Northern Hardwood Forest Ecosystem 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-11-05 to 2001-12-31

N: 43.94 S: 43.94 E: -71.751 W: -71.751

multiple
Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests, 2015-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CHN ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES 2015-06-11 to 2018-08-24

N: 68.3256 S: 59.7883 E: -104.194 W: -132.671

CSV
Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS, ALOS Computer, PALSAR 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17

N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287

multiple
Pre-Delta-X: Aboveground Biomass and Vegetation Maps, Wax Lake Delta, LA, USA, 2016 1 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, B-200, UAV STEEL MEASURING TAPE, Computer, AVIRIS-NG, UAVSAR 2016-10-17 to 2016-10-17

N: 29.5456 S: 29.4563 E: -91.3724 W: -91.5135

GeoTIFF
Pre-Delta-X: Channel Bathymetry of the Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 1 FIELD SURVEYS SONAR 2016-10-16 to 2016-10-20

N: 29.958 S: 28.9777 E: -90.3594 W: -91.9078

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
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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