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Biosphere Data Access and Tools

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: LVIS L3 Gridded Vegetation Structure across North America, 2017 and 2019 1 G-V LVIS 2017-06-29 to 2019-08-08

N: 78.1366 S: 7.126 E: -28.8244 W: -167.324

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
ABoVE: Wolf Denning Phenology and Reproductive Success, Alaska and Canada, 2000-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, Terra GPS, Computer, MODIS 2000-03-29 to 2017-08-31

N: 67.8362 S: 52.9705 E: -112.967 W: -154.581

CSV
BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Derived Data - NEE, GEE, and Respiration 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1994-03-01 to 1999-01-01

N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814

CSV
SENTINEL-1A_DUAL_POL_GRD_FULL_RES 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP QSI Lidar Snow Depth Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT LIDAR 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02

N: 39.039456 S: 39.009209 E: -108.157747 W: -108.21092

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Environmental Conditions During Fall Moose Hunting Seasons, Alaska, 2000-2016 1 GROUND STATIONS, Terra, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua WATER LEVEL GAUGES, MODIS, THERMOMETERS 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 64.9322 S: 64.5525 E: -156.665 W: -158.533

CSV
Timber Measurements (OTTER) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CLINOMETERS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1990-08-01 to 1990-08-01

N: 45.05 S: 44.29 E: -121.33 W: -123.92

multiple
Arctic Vegetation Plots at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, 1973-1980 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS 1973-01-01 to 1980-12-31

N: 70.3778 S: 70.2519 E: -148.289 W: -148.953

CSV
CMS: Daily Gross Primary Productivity over CONUS from TROPOMI SIF, 2018-2021 1 Sentinel-5P TROPOMI 2018-02-15 to 2021-10-15

N: 50 S: 23.9975 E: -64.9993 W: -125.002

netCDF-4
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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
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
POPGRID Viewer POPGRID Viewer explores the intercomparison of population counts and settlement mapping from leading global data sources. 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
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