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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
BOREAS TGB-05 Fire History of Manitoba 1980 to 1991 in Vector Format 1 MAPS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 1991-12-31

N: 60 S: 49 E: -89 W: -102

multiple
Delta-X: NUMAR Predictive Model for Marsh Accretion Rates and Chemical Properties 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 29.76 S: 28.72 E: -90.19 W: -91.86

multiple
Gridded Estimates of Woody Cover and Biomass across Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2004 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2005-01-01

N: 22.0081 S: -34.8145 E: 61.5253 W: -20.6077

GeoTIFF
SAFARI 2000 Reflectance of Fire Residue, Kruger National Park, Dry Season 2000 1 LABORATORY SPECTRORADIOMETERS 2000-08-14 to 2000-08-14

N: -24.16 S: -25.75 E: 22.3294 W: 21.83

CSV
LBA-ECO CD-11 Biophysical Measurements of Logged and Fire-Treated Forests, Brazil 1 FIELD SURVEYS CAMERAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2001-07-15 to 2003-09-01

N: -2.65 S: -12.29 E: -47.04 W: -54.95

CSV
BOREAS TF-03 Automated Chamber CO2 Flux Data from the NSA-OBS 1 PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMOCOUPLES 1995-09-23 to 1996-10-21

N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48

ASCII
Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
RLC Generalized Forest Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1-km 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1998-01-01 to 1998-12-31

N: 71 S: 23.21 E: 180 W: 25

BMP
Tidal Wetlands Soil Organic Carbon and Estuarine Characteristics, USA, 1972-2015 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer 1972-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 47.8222 S: 25.1873 E: -67.0547 W: -124.385

CSV
SMAP/SMOS L3 Radiometer 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 1 SMAP, SMOS SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, SMOS L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-05-01 to 2021-12-31

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

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
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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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