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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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SHIFT: Vegetation Plot Characterization, Santa Barbara County, CA, 2022 1 FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 2022-02-23 to 2022-09-27

N: 34.89 S: 34.39 E: -119.52 W: -120.62

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SHIFT: Vegetation Plot Photos, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 2022 1 FIELD SURVEYS CAMERA 2022-02-23 to 2022-09-18

N: 34.7445 S: 34.3979 E: -119.531 W: -120.492

multiple
SHIFT: Wetland Spectra, Salinity, and Fractional Cover, Devereux Slough, CA, 2022 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, B-200 Computer, SOIL SAMPLER, AVIRIS-NG 2007-05-26 to 2024-05-30

N: 34.4311 S: 34.4039 E: -119.861 W: -119.894

multiple
Shrubland Species Cover, Biometric, Carbon and Nitrogen Data, Southern Idaho, 2014 1 LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS CARBON ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CAMERA 2014-09-16 to 2014-10-17

N: 43.2098 S: 42.299 E: -114.689 W: -116.797

CSV
SiB3 Modeled Global 1-degree Hourly Biosphere-Atmosphere Carbon Flux, 1998-2006 1 LANDSAT-7 AVHRR 1998-01-01 to 2006-12-31

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

Shapefile
SiB4 Modeled 0.5-degree Carbonyl Sulfide Vegetation and Soil Fluxes, 2000-2020 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 53 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4 classic
SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Daily Carbon Fluxes and Pools, 2000-2018 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Hourly Carbon Fluxes and Productivity, 2000-2018 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Monthly Carbon Fluxes and Pools, 2000-2018 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
Siberian Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass and Fire Scar Maps, Russia, 1969-2007 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, ETM+, TM, MSS 1969-07-01 to 2007-07-26

N: 69.8981 S: 64.7678 E: 166.474 W: 156.612

GeoTIFF
SIF and Vegetation Indices in the US Midwestern Agroecosystems, 2016-2021 1 FIELD SURVEYS SPECTROMETERS 2016-08-07 to 2021-09-21

N: 42.3449 S: 38.7397 E: -87.3976 W: -99.7022

CSV
SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 4 NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26

N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055

multiple
Site AVIRIS Images, 1992 (ACCP) 1 NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 1992-06-02 to 1992-08-20

N: 45.2222 S: 29.7 E: -68.7356 W: -121.763

Binary
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
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
SMAPVEX08 In Situ Vegetation Data V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER 2008-10-02 to 2008-10-07

N: 39.02 S: 38.95 E: -75.94 W: -76.09

800 Meters x 800 Meters Excel
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
SMAPVEX12 In Situ Vegetation Data for Agricultural Area V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters ASCII, CSV
SMAPVEX12 In Situ Vegetation Data for Forest Area V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-17

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

Excel, ASCII
SMAPVEX12 PALS Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2012-06-12 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

1500 Meters x 1500 Meters CSV
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Biosphere Data Tools

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AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users 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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