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Terrestrial Ecosystems Data Access and Tools
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.
Terrestrial Ecosystems Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS TE-05 Diurnal CO2 Canopy Profile Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | IR CO2 ANALYZER | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES | 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-06 Allometry Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, BALANCE | 1994-08-01 to 1995-08-31 |
N: 55.97 S: 53.59 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-06 Biomass and Foliage Area Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, BALANCE | 1994-06-12 to 1995-10-14 |
N: 55.97 S: 53.59 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-06 Multiband Vegetation Imager Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | MVI | 1994-07-26 to 1996-07-26 |
N: 55.84 S: 53.63 E: -98.62 W: -106.12 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-06 Predawn Leaf Water Potentials and Foliage Moisture Content Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, PRESSURE CHAMBERS, BALANCE | 1994-06-19 to 1994-08-16 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 |
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 | |
| BOREAS TE-08 Aspen Bark Chemistry Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS | 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08 |
N: 53.71 S: 53.63 E: -105.32 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-08 Aspen Bark Spectral Reflectance Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, VIRR | 1993-08-16 to 1994-09-21 |
N: 53.71 S: 53.63 E: -105.32 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-09 in situ Understory Spectral Reflectance within the NSA | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SPECTROMETERS | 1994-06-13 to 1994-07-31 |
N: 56 S: 55.9 E: -97.34 W: -98.62 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-09 Leaf Biochemistry Averages | 1 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | BALANCE, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, COLORIMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1994-02-01 to 1994-09-18 |
N: 55.91 S: 55.84 E: -98.29 W: -98.67 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-09 Leaf Biochemistry Point Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROPHOTOMETERS, BALANCE, COLORIMETERS | 1994-02-01 to 1994-09-18 |
N: 55.91 S: 55.84 E: -98.29 W: -98.67 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-11 Sap Flow Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, THERMOCOUPLES | 1993-08-25 to 1994-09-16 |
N: 53.96 S: 53.96 E: -104.69 W: -104.69 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-13 Biometry Reports | 2 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1993-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 60 S: 49 E: -89 W: -111 |
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| BOREAS TE-21 Daily Surface Meteorological Data | 1 | METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -97.87 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS TE-23 Map Plot Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE | 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 |
N: 56 S: 53.63 E: -97.34 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| 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 | |
| BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon and Flux Data of NSA-MSA in Raster Format | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1937-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 |
Binary | |
| Burned and Unburned Field Site Data, Noatak, Seward, and North Slope, AK, 2016-2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2016-07-22 to 2018-08-27 |
N: 69.6632 S: 65.0181 E: -148.641 W: -164.929 |
multiple | |
| Carbon Pools across CONUS using the MaxEnt Model, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2017 | 1 | LANDSAT-5, SPACE SHUTTLES, ALOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Aqua, ALOS-2, LANDSAT-8, MODELS | TM, SRTM, PALSAR, Computer, SURVEYING TOOLS, MODIS, PALSAR-2, OLI | 2005-01-01 to 2017-12-31 |
N: 52.8561 S: 21.5875 E: -64.1285 W: -130.233 |
GeoTIFF | |
| CARVE: Alaskan Fire Emissions Database (AKFED), 2001-2013 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, MODELS, SATELLITES | Computer, MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 |
N: 71.499 S: 58 E: -141 W: -168.5 |
GeoTIFF | |
| CENTURY: Modeling Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change, Version 4 (VEMAP 1995) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1995-01-01 to 1995-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Characteristics of African Savanna Biomes for Determining Woody Cover | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-7, LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS | DENSIOMETERS, AVHRR, CHN ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1981-01-01 to 2003-12-31 |
N: 16.761 S: -27.75 E: 37.2375 W: -15.8392 |
CSV | |
| Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, AVHRR | 1982-06-01 to 2010-09-30 |
N: 90 S: 55.8 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple |
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.
Data from NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission are adding to our understanding of carbon cycling and the structure and development of global biomes.
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Join us for an introduction to GEDI Level 3 and Level 4 data products and to learn how to discover, access, visualize, and analyze the data.
Join us for an introduction to NASA’s Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) datasets and to learn how to use LP DAAC's web service, data prep script, and Jupyter Notebook Python tutorial series.
The latest dataset from the GEDI mission provides gridded estimates of aboveground biomass density at greater accuracy and resolution than previously available.
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