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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
Gross Primary Production Maps of Tidal Wetlands across Conterminous USA, 2000-2019 1 Terra, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2000-03-05 to 2019-11-17

N: 47.6967 S: 23.5017 E: -65.9019 W: -128.026

GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO CD-17 Secondary Forest Survey, Para and Rondonia, Brazil: 2002-2003 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1997-07-13 to 2003-11-01

N: -1.6667 S: -9.69 E: -47.75 W: -63.328

multiple
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Imnavait Creek, Alaska 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1970-06-01 to 2015-08-31

N: 68.6321 S: 68.61 E: -149.258 W: -149.376

multiple
Root Biomass Data (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CORING DEVICES 1987-06-01 to 1987-11-12

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61

multiple
Tower-based PhotoSpec Products for the 2019 and 2020 Spring Transition Season, SK, CA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTROMETERS 2019-03-20 to 2020-06-26

N: 53.98 S: 53.97 E: -105.11 W: -105.12

CSV
GPM Ground Validation Physicum Building Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx 1 GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-22

N: 60.2147 S: 60.1947 E: 24.9733 W: 24.9533

ASCII
CMS: Soil CO2 Efflux and Properties, Site Vegetation Measurements, Mexico, 2011-2012 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER 2011-08-01 to 2012-08-31

N: 32.04 S: 32.02 E: -116.59 W: -116.61

CSV
CLASIC07 Vegetation Water Content Map V001 1 IRS-P6 AWIFS 2007-07-15 to 2007-07-15

N: 37.23 S: 34.35 E: -95.47 W: -99.53

56 Meters x 56 Meters Binary, ASCII
Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS, ALOS Computer, PALSAR 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17

N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287

multiple
BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07

N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2

ASCII
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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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