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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 Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
NPP Multi-Biome: Production and Mortality for Eastern US Forests, 1962-1996, R1 2 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1962-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 50 S: 25 E: -60 W: -100

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NPP Multi-Biome: Summary Data from Intensive Studies at 125 Sites, 1936-2006 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1936-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: 71.31 S: -45.68 E: 146.27 W: -157.67

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NPP Multi-Biome: TEM Calibration Data, 1992, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1960-01-01 to 1992-12-31

N: 65.43 S: -41.18 E: 174.97 W: -148.25

CSV
NPP Multi-Biome: VAST Calibration Data, 1965-1998, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, BALANCE 1955-01-01 to 1998-12-31

N: -11.15 S: -43.42 E: 153.45 W: 115.16

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NPP Temperate Forest: Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, USA, 1968-1992, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1947-01-01 to 1992-12-31

N: 35.736 S: 35.675 E: -83.281 W: -83.462

CSV
NPP Temperate Forest: Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA, 1972-2001, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1972-01-01 to 2001-12-31

N: 40.35 S: 40.35 E: -123 W: -123

CSV
NPP Temperate Forest: OTTER Project Sites, Oregon, USA, 1989-1991, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1989-01-01 to 1991-12-31

N: 44.95 S: 44.27 E: -121.17 W: -124.02

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NPP Tropical Forest: Atherton, Australia, 1974-1985, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, BALANCE 1880-01-01 to 2000-01-01

N: -17.28 S: -17.32 E: 145.72 W: 145.5

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NPP Tropical Forest: Barro Colorado, Panama, 1969-1990, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1929-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: 9.15 S: 9.15 E: -79.85 W: -79.85

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NPP Tropical Forest: Chamela, Mexico, 1982-1995, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1982-01-01 to 1999-10-31

N: 19.5 S: 19.5 E: -105.02 W: -105.02

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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
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
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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