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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 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

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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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NPP Tropical Forest: Cinnamon Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1982-1993, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1917-07-01 to 2003-07-31

N: 18.33 S: 18.33 E: -64.8 W: -64.8

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NPP Tropical Forest: Consistent Worldwide Site Estimates, 1967-1999, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1967-01-01 to 1999-12-31

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

CSV
NPP Tropical Forest: Darien, Panama, 1967-1968, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION QUADRATS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1967-02-02 to 1968-02-27

N: 8.66 S: 8.66 E: -78.12 W: -78.12

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NPP Tropical Forest: Gunung Mulu, Malaysia, 1977-1978, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CORING DEVICES, QUADRATS 1917-01-01 to 1990-10-31

N: 4.14 S: 4.02 E: 114.88 W: 114.8

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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

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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
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