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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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ABoVE: MODIS-Derived Daily Mean Blue Sky Albedo for Northern North America, 2000-2017 1.1 SATELLITES MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2017-04-22

N: 79.0819 S: 41.6809 E: -52.6184 W: -173.089

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ABoVE: MODIS-derived Maximum NDVI, Northern Alaska and Yukon Territory for 2002-2017 1 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2002-06-01 to 2017-08-30

N: 68.9658 S: 52.1694 E: -97.9305 W: -175.762

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Multi-model Uncertainty of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes across ABoVE Domain, 2003 1 MODELS Computer 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31

N: 81.4094 S: 39.4094 E: -67.1247 W: -176.125

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: NDVI Trends across Alaska and Canada from Landsat, 1984-2012 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1984-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 80.5083 S: 41.61 E: -50.1694 W: -169.966

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Needle-Level Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Alaska and Idaho, USA, 2017 and 2019 1 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS FLUOROMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, Computer 2017-07-07 to 2019-07-06

N: 67.9947 S: 44.9061 E: -116.067 W: -149.754

CSV
ABoVE: Peak Greenness for Canadian Boreal Forest from Landsat 5 TM Imagery, 1984-2011 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1970-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 63.4406 S: 45.3217 E: -53.9102 W: -124.474

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ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016 1 IKONOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, LIDAR 2009-06-27 to 2016-07-17

N: 61.2881 S: 61.1694 E: -165.03 W: -165.69

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ABoVE: Photochemical Reflectance and Tree Growth, Brooks Range, Alaska, 2018-2019 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION DENDROMETERS, RADIOMETERS 2018-05-01 to 2019-09-13

N: 68.0194 S: 67.9721 E: -149.718 W: -149.76

CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Field Site Data, Anaktuvuk River Fire Area, 2008-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2008-07-03 to 2017-07-23

N: 69.359 S: 69.0189 E: -150.034 W: -151.176

CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2017 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2015-07-13 to 2017-08-10

N: 62.5827 S: 60.5236 E: -111.367 W: -117.379

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ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2018-08-12 to 2018-08-22

N: 62.5658 S: 60.4524 E: -113.42 W: -117.425

CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2019 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE 2018-08-16 to 2019-09-05

N: 62.5658 S: 60.9206 E: -113.016 W: -117.425

CSV
ABoVE: Reflectance Spectra of Tundra Plant Communities across Northern Alaska 1 LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS SPECTROMETERS 2017-07-18 to 2018-08-14

N: 71.3462 S: 65.4349 E: -145.515 W: -157.412

CSV
ABoVE: Riverbank Erosion and Vegetation Changes, Yukon River Basin, Alaska, 1984-2017 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 68.1463 S: 61.9076 E: -143.305 W: -161.459

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ABoVE: Soil Active Layer Thaw Depths at CRREL sites near Fairbanks, Alaska, 2014-2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2014-10-15 to 2018-10-15

N: 64.9511 S: 64.8677 E: -147.612 W: -147.74

CSV
ABoVE: Spatial Estimates of Carbon Combustion from Wildfires across SK, Canada, 2015 1 MODELS Computer 2015-04-06 to 2015-08-11

N: 61.2389 S: 51.1943 E: -100.168 W: -116.055

GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Study Domain and Standard Reference Grids 1 FIELD SURVEYS Computer 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31

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

ABoVE: Study Domain and Standard Reference Grids, Version 2 2.1 FIELD SURVEYS Computer 2014-01-01 to 2023-04-20

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

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ABoVE: Subsistence Resource Use Areas of Interior Alaskan Communities, 2011-2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2011-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 70.1477 S: 51.7133 E: -131.525 W: -176.646

Shapefile
ABoVE: Synthesis of Burned and Unburned Forest Site Data, AK and Canada, 1983-2016 1 MODELS, FIELD INVESTIGATION Computer, PROBES, SOIL SAMPLER 1983-01-01 to 2016-08-08

N: 67.2297 S: 53.1911 E: -88.612 W: -150.902

CSV
ABoVE: Synthesis of Post-Fire Regeneration Across Boreal North America 1.1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer 1989-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 66.9617 S: 49.1156 E: -71.0133 W: -152.2

CSV
ABoVE: Terrestrial Lidar Scanning Forest-Tundra Ecotone, Brooks Range, Alaska, 2016 1 FIELD SURVEYS LIDAR 2016-06-14 to 2016-06-25

N: 68.0204 S: 67.9704 E: -149.715 W: -149.765

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ABoVE: Thaw Depth at Selected Unburned and Burned Sites Across Alaska 1.0 FIELD SURVEYS PROBES 2016-08-09 to 2018-08-28

N: 68.9911 S: 61.27 E: -146.558 W: -163.239

CSV
ABoVE: Tree Canopy Cover and Stand Age from Landsat, Boreal Forest Biome, 1984-2020 1 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, COMPUTERS OLI, TIRS, ETM+, MSS, TM, Computer 1984-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 73 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

COG
ABoVE: Tundra Plant Functional Type Continuous-Cover, North Slope, Alaska, 2010-2015 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 2010-07-01 to 2015-08-31

N: 73.8004 S: 65.5858 E: -143.978 W: -167.476

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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
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
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
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