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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
BOREAS TF-05 Tower Flux & Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, WIND MONITOR, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, OZONE SENSOR, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES 1994-05-23 to 1994-09-16

N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -104.69 W: -104.69

ASCII
BOREAS TE-18 Biomass Density Image of the SSA 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1994-09-02 to 1994-09-02

N: 54.44 S: 53.31 E: -104.19 W: -106.52

Binary
SMAPVEX08 Vegetation Water Content Map V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS, SPOT-4 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, VEGETATION-1 2008-10-11 to 2008-10-11

N: 39.09 S: 38.93 E: -75.55 W: -76.25

10 Meters x 10 Meters Binary, 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
SENTINEL-1B_SINGLE_POL_GRD_HIGH_RES 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

ABoVE: Study Domain and Standard Reference Grids 1 FIELD SURVEYS Computer 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31

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

Biomass of Sacrificed Spruce/Aspen (SNF) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1983-08-01 to 1984-08-14

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

ASCII
BOREAS TE-07 Sap Flow Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOMETERS, THERMOCOUPLES, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 1994-05-23 to 1996-10-23

N: 53.99 S: 52.74 E: -105.12 W: -106.2

ASCII
CMS: Evapotranspiration and Meteorology, Water-Limited Shrublands, Mexico, 2008-2010 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, RAIN GAUGES 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 32.0301 S: 29.741 E: -110.534 W: -116.605

CSV
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
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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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