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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.

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LINKAGES: An Individual-based Forest Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Model 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES 1973-01-01 to 2008-12-31

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

multiple
Literature-Derived Parameters for the BIOME-BGC Terrestrial Ecosystem Model 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1947-06-15 to 2000-06-21

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

CSV
Long-Term Arctic Growing Season NDVI Trends from GIMMS 3g, 1982-2012 1 SATELLITES AVHRR 1982-06-01 to 2012-08-31

N: 90 S: 20 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Longwave Radiation Data: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION MMR 1987-06-03 to 1989-08-11

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.59

multiple
LUH2-ISIMIP2b Harmonized Global Land Use for the Years 2015-2100 1 MODELS Computer 2015-01-01 to 2100-01-01

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

netCDF-4 classic
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
LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 1 B-200, C-130, G-III, G-V LVIS 1998-03-20 to Present

N: 72 S: -3 E: 17 W: -168

ASCII
LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 1 B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B LVIS 2018-11-07 to Present

N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167

ASCII
Machine learning-based Arctic-boreal terrestrial ecosystem CO2 fluxes, 2001-2020 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2001-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 33.68 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Mangrove Extent Baseline from Landsat MSS, 1972-1977 1 LANDSAT-1, LANDSAT-2, COMPUTERS MSS_RS, Computer 1972-01-01 to 1977-12-31

N: 24.0136 S: 5.63464 E: 107.495 W: 89.7142

multiple
Maps of Vegetation, NDVI, Snow and Thaw Depths: North Slope, Alaska and NWT, Canada 1 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROMETERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2000-08-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 78.7857 S: 68.3617 E: -103.552 W: -148.852

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
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska 1 SPOT-1, LANDSAT ETM+, MSS 1976-08-04 to 2008-12-31

N: 70.5422 S: 68.2881 E: -148.085 W: -151.196

multiple
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Toolik Lake Area, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1990-01-01 to 2014-08-31

N: 68.6561 S: 68.6169 E: -149.546 W: -149.67

Shapefile
MAPSS: Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System Model, Version 1.0 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1995-01-01

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

multiple
MASTER: California Fire-Burn Area Emergency Response, California, April 2008 1 B-200 MASTER 2008-04-14 to 2008-04-26

N: 37.8333 S: 32.5333 E: -116.55 W: -122.583

multiple
MASTER: FireSense, California and Southern US, Spring 2025 1 B-200 MASTER 2025-03-17 to 2025-04-18

N: 33.4811 S: 30.2467 E: -81.6656 W: -116.044

multiple
MASTER: FireSense, western US, October 2023 1 B-200 MASTER 2023-10-16 to 2023-10-26

N: 39.2058 S: 33.0192 E: -112.052 W: -120.169

multiple
Mature and Old-growth Forest Probability Maps for the Conterminous United States 1 MODELS Computer 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 49.3739 S: 24.2956 E: -66.9295 W: -124.761

COG
Mean Annual Fluxes of Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems of Eastern North America 1 MODELS Computer 1976-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 45 S: 25 E: -65 W: -85

CSV
MEaSUREs Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) Yearly Global 0.05 Deg V001 001 NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra AVHRR, MODIS 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters GeoTIFF
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Methane Fluxes from Shorelines and Differing Surfaces, Big Trail Lake, Alaska, 2019 1 FIELD SURVEYS GAS SENSORS 2019-07-04 to 2019-12-14

N: 64.9208 S: 64.9171 E: -147.818 W: -147.825

CSV
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Biosphere Data Tools

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AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Biomass Earthdata Dashboard Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
POWER DAV The POWER project’s Data Access Viewer (DAV) is an interactive web-mapping application that provides access to NASA’s customized solar and meteorological data catalog. Analysis, Downloading, Subsetting, Visualization
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
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