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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
LBA-ECO LC-08 Ecosystem Demography Model Estimated C, NPP, and Biomass For Amazonia 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31

N: 15 S: -15 E: -30 W: -85

multiple
MODIS-derived Aggregate, Woody and Herbaceous Leaf Area Index for Africa, 2002-2022 1 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2002-07-05 to 2022-07-29

N: 20.02 S: -40.02 E: 63.8625 W: -21.2839

netCDF-4
SAFARI 2000 Land Cover from AVHRR, 1-km, 1992-1993 (Hansen et al.) 1 NOAA-11, NOAA-9, NOAA-10 AVHRR 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

Shapefile
CMS: Evapotranspiration and Meteorology, Water-Limited Shrublands, Mexico, 2008-2010 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IRGA, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, RAIN GAUGES 2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 32.0301 S: 29.741 E: -110.534 W: -116.605

CSV
Forest Aboveground Biomass for Maine, 2023 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 47.461 S: 42.9074 E: -66.6761 W: -71.3389

COG
ISLSCP II University of Maryland Global Land Cover Classifications, 1992-1993 1 NOAA-12 AVHRR 1992-04-01 to 1993-03-31

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

Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 1 Terra, NOAA-12, Aqua MODIS, AVHRR 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31

N: 5.3 S: -33.75 E: -34.8 W: -74

multiple
NACP LiDAR-based Biomass Estimates, Boreal Forest Biome, North America, 2005-2006 1 SATELLITES LIDAR 2005-06-08 to 2006-06-26

N: 69 S: 44.5134 E: -53 W: -165

multiple
SAFARI 2000 Potential Vegetation, 5-min (Ramankutty and Foley) 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1753-01-01 to 1992-12-31

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

multiple
ABoVE: Landsat-derived Burn Scar dNBR across Alaska and Canada, 1985-2015 1 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 OLI, TM, ETM+ 1985-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 71.3558 S: 50.2542 E: -101.736 W: -168.424

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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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