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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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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Toolik Lake Area, Alaska 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1990-01-01 to 2014-08-31

N: 68.6561 S: 68.6169 E: -149.546 W: -149.67

Shapefile
MAPSS: Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System Model, Version 1.0 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1995-01-01

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

multiple
MASTER: California Fire-Burn Area Emergency Response, California, April 2008 1 B-200 MASTER 2008-04-14 to 2008-04-26

N: 37.8333 S: 32.5333 E: -116.55 W: -122.583

multiple
MASTER: FireSense, California and Southern US, Spring 2025 1 B-200 MASTER 2025-03-17 to 2025-04-18

N: 33.4811 S: 30.2467 E: -81.6656 W: -116.044

multiple
MASTER: FireSense, western US, October 2023 1 B-200 MASTER 2023-10-16 to 2023-10-26

N: 39.2058 S: 33.0192 E: -112.052 W: -120.169

multiple
Mature and Old-growth Forest Probability Maps for the Conterminous United States 1 MODELS Computer 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 49.3739 S: 24.2956 E: -66.9295 W: -124.761

COG
Mean Annual Fluxes of Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems of Eastern North America 1 MODELS Computer 1976-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 45 S: 25 E: -65 W: -85

CSV
MEaSUREs Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) Yearly Global 0.05 Deg V001 001 NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, Terra AVHRR, MODIS 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters GeoTIFF
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Methane Fluxes from Shorelines and Differing Surfaces, Big Trail Lake, Alaska, 2019 1 FIELD SURVEYS GAS SENSORS 2019-07-04 to 2019-12-14

N: 64.9208 S: 64.9171 E: -147.818 W: -147.825

CSV
METOP-B AVHRR Atmospherically Corrected Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg. CMG 6 METOP-B AVHRR 2013-01-16 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees NetCDF-4
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Biodiversity 1.0 MODELS Computer 1950-01-01 to 2001-12-31

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

Excel, Shapefile, Grid
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Ecosystems 1.0 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

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

Grid, Shapefile
MISR L2 FIRSTLOOK Land Surface Product subset for the ARCTAS region V001 001 Terra MISR 2008-04-02 to 2008-07-24

N: 71 S: 54 E: -110 W: -157

HDF4
MISR L2 Land Surface Product subset for the C-MARE Region V002 002 Terra MISR 2004-09-20 to 2004-10-23

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

HDF4
MISR L2 Land Surface Product subset for the INTEX-B region V002 002 Terra MISR 2006-02-28 to 2006-04-03

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

HDF4
MISR L2 Surface Product subset for the SAMUM region V002 002 Terra MISR 2006-05-12 to 2006-06-15

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

HDF4
MISR Level 2 FIRSTLOOK Surface parameters V002 002 Terra MISR 1999-12-18 to Present

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

netCDF-4
MISR Level 2 Land Surface parameters subset for the UAE region V002 002 Terra MISR 2004-07-01 to 2006-09-30

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

HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 2 Land Surface Product subset for the GoMACCS region V002 002 Terra MISR 2006-07-30 to 2006-10-16

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

HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 2 Land Surface Product subset for the VBBE region V002 002 Terra MISR 2007-08-01 to 2007-11-30

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

HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 2 Surface parameters V002 002 Terra MISR 1999-12-18 to Present

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

HDF-EOS2
MISR Level 2 Surface parameters V003 003 Terra MISR 2000-03-01 to Present

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

netCDF-4
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Biosphere Data Tools

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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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