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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
Walker Branch Watershed Vegetation Inventory, 1967-2006, R1 2 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1967-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: 35.9 S: 35.9 E: -84.3 W: -84.3

CSV
WDTS: AVIRIS-Classic Derived Plant Trait Mosaics, 2013-2018 1 NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2013-04-10 to 2018-08-16

N: 39.5491 S: 32.771 E: -114.882 W: -123.657

COG
WDTS: AVIRIS-Classic Derived Plant Traits by Flight Line, 2013-2018 1 NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2013-04-10 to 2018-08-16

N: 39.646 S: 32.5742 E: -114.22 W: -123.647

ENVI
Wetland Salinity Maps of Select Estuary Sites in the United States, 2020 1 MODELS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 48.808 S: 26.3235 E: -69.4718 W: -124.706

multiple
WindSat/Coriolis surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2 V001 (LPRM_WINDSAT_SOILM2) at GES DISC 001 CORIOLIS WINDSAT 2003-02-01 to 2012-08-01

N: 83 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180

WindSat/Coriolis surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km daytime V001 (LPRM_WINDSAT_DY_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 CORIOLIS WINDSAT 2003-02-01 to 2012-08-01

N: 83 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180

WindSat/Coriolis surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km nighttime V001 (LPRM_WINDSAT_NT_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 CORIOLIS WINDSAT 2003-02-01 to 2012-08-01

N: 83 S: -64 E: 180 W: -180

Woody and Herbaceous Vegetation Change across the Savannas of West Africa, 1982-2013 1 MODELS Computer 1982-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 17.4148 S: 9.96476 E: 15.3068 W: -17.1432

multiple
Woody Biomass for Eastern U.S. Forests, 1983-1996 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1983-01-01 to 1996-12-31

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

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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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