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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
FLUXNET Research Network Site Characteristics, Investigators, and Bibliography, 2016 1 GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS ANEMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS 1991-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 78.921 S: -62.2321 E: 175.554 W: -157.409

CSV
Fluxnet: Archived Website Including Site and Investigator Information 1 GROUND STATIONS CARBON ANALYZERS 1991-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

multiple
Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS 1966-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: -30.3922 S: -34.4 E: 24.4833 W: 18.374

CSV
Forest Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration Potential for Maryland, USA. 1 MODELS Computer 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 39.8076 S: 37.8322 E: -75.0487 W: -79.5203

GeoTIFF
Forest Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration Potential, Northeastern USA 1 MODELS Computer 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 49.0223 S: 36.8038 E: -66.0584 W: -81.2256

GeoTIFF
Forest Aboveground Biomass for Maine, 2023 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 47.461 S: 42.9074 E: -66.6761 W: -71.3389

COG
Forest Aboveground Biomass for the Southwestern U.S. from MISR, 2000-2021 1 Terra MISR 2000-05-15 to 2021-06-30

N: 46.2812 S: 28.599 E: -99.0185 W: -126.18

GeoTIFF
Forest Biophysical Parameters (SNF) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1983-08-01 to 1984-08-14

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
Forest Canopy Composition (SNF) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
Forest Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from the NFCMS, Conterminous USA, 1990-2010 2 MODELS Computer 1986-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 50.366 S: 23.1873 E: -65.7307 W: -127.686

GeoTIFF
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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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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
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