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NASA has terrestrial ecosystem datasets that help researchers characterize natural areas around the world. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of terrestrial ecosystem data.

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Tree Inventory and Biometry Measurements, Tapajos National Forest, Para, Brazil, 2010 1 FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, Computer 2010-08-31 to 2010-09-16

N: -2.8603 S: -3.1529 E: -54.9488 W: -54.9857

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Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012 1.1 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 2003-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 52.0938 S: 28.4705 E: -100.538 W: -130.435

GeoTIFF
Tundra Plant Reflectance, CO2 Exchange, PAM Fluorometry, and Pigments, AK, 2001-2002 1 FIELD SURVEYS FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS 2001-06-08 to 2002-08-16

N: 71.32 S: 70.453 E: -156.598 W: -157.407

CSV
UAVSAR Polarimetric Products for ABoVE Wetland Sites, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada 1 G-III UAVSAR 2017-06-13 to 2022-08-16

N: 59.4366 S: 57.5914 E: -111.172 W: -111.608

COG
Urban Biogenic CO2 fluxes: GPP, Reco and NEE Estimates from SMUrF, 2010-2019 1 MODELS, SATELLITES Computer, MODIS 2010-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 60 S: -40 E: 155 W: -125

netCDF-4 classic
Vegetation and Open Water High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 1 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, OLI, CAMERA, TMS 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27

N: 47.1174 S: 24.9166 E: -69.9267 W: -122.733

Shapefile
Vegetation Height in High Latitude Forests from ICESat-2 and HLS, 2020 1 MODELS, LANDSAT, ICESat-2 Computer, Sentinel-2 MSI, ATLAS 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 78.5313 S: 43.7519 E: 179.822 W: -180

COG
West African Footprint-Level GEDI Aboveground Biomass Estimates 1 ISS GEDI 2019-04-19 to 2023-03-17

N: 21.7854 S: 4.27589 E: 14.6531 W: -25.3432

CSV
Woody and Herbaceous Vegetation Change across the Savannas of West Africa, 1982-2013 1 MODELS Computer 1982-01-01 to 2013-12-31

N: 17.4148 S: 9.96476 E: 15.3068 W: -17.1432

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Featured Terrestrial Ecosystem Observation Method: GEDI Lidar

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument is a full-waveform lidar aboard the International Space Station that maps the 3D structure of Earth’s surface. GEDI's three lasers precisely measure forest canopy height, canopy vertical structure, and surface elevation. The instrument's 3D data provide scientists with measurements to calculate the amount of biomass and carbon in forests and how much they lose when disturbed or destroyed.

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