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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
Terra MODIS Level-4 Global Mapped Phytoplankton Carbon Data, version 2022.0 2022.0 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

netCDF-4
The ABCflux Database: Arctic-Boreal CO2 Flux and Site Environmental Data, 1989-2020 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS Computer, PROBES, THERMOMETERS, GAS SENSORS 1989-12-01 to 2020-09-30

N: 82.8225 S: 48.2167 E: 161.55 W: -165.62

CSV
The ARID Scoping Study Final Report 1.1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, AIRCRAFT SURVEYING TOOLS, AVIRIS, MASTER, UAVSAR 2023-05-01 to 2032-12-31

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

multiple
The PANGEA Scoping Study Final Report 1.1 AIRCRAFT, FIELD INVESTIGATION LVIS, AVIRIS, UAVSAR, SURVEYING TOOLS 2023-05-01 to 2032-12-31

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

PDF
Tidal Wetland Soil Carbon Stocks for the Conterminous United States, 2006-2010 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer, CARBON ANALYZERS 2006-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 48.2372 S: 22.7286 E: -65.2711 W: -127.966

multiple
Tidal Wetlands Soil Organic Carbon and Estuarine Characteristics, USA, 1972-2015 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer 1972-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 47.8222 S: 25.1873 E: -67.0547 W: -124.385

CSV
Timber Measurements (OTTER) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION CLINOMETERS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1990-08-01 to 1990-08-01

N: 45.05 S: 44.29 E: -121.33 W: -123.92

multiple
Timeseries of Arctic-Boreal Lake Area Derived from CubeSat Imagery, 2017 1 SATELLITES CAMERA 2017-05-01 to 2017-10-01

N: 70.3105 S: 52.8149 E: -89.8193 W: -149.699

multiple
TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2 V001 (LPRM_TMI_SOILM2) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

TMI/TRMM surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km daytime V001 (LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3) at GES DISC 001 TRMM TMI 1997-12-07 to 2015-04-08

N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180

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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
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
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