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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.

Biosphere Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Classification of Global Forests for IPCC Aboveground Biomass Tier 1 Estimates, 2020 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31

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

COG
Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS 1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15

N: 71.334 S: 61.1397 E: -141.683 W: -166.41

CSV
ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

Shapefile
RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Product 1 RADARSAT-1 SAR 1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17

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

LBA-ECO LC-14 Specific Leaf Area and Phenology, km 67 Site, Para, Brazil: 2001-2006 1 FIELD SURVEYS BALANCE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2001-01-03 to 2006-01-26

N: -2.75 S: -2.75 E: -55 W: -55

CSV
High-Resolution Vegetation Community Maps, Toolik Lake Area, Alaska, 2013-2015 1 Airplane, FIELD INVESTIGATION, MODELS CAMERAS, LIDAR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer 2013-08-01 to 2015-08-31

N: 68.6495 S: 68.6019 E: -149.292 W: -149.662

GeoTIFF
Monthly SIF Estimates from TROPOMI over the Arctic Ocean, 2004-2020 1 Sentinel-5P TROPOMI 2004-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180

COG
SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30

N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55

Shapefile
Woody Biomass for Eastern U.S. Forests, 1983-1996 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1983-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 50 S: 25 E: -60 W: -100

Text File
ABoVE: Landsat-derived Annual Aboveground Biomass Density and Uncertainty, 1984-2022 1 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 82.3001 S: 41.9212 E: -52.6617 W: -171.845

COG
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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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