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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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SiB3 Modeled Global 1-degree Hourly Biosphere-Atmosphere Carbon Flux, 1998-2006 1 LANDSAT-7 AVHRR 1998-01-01 to 2006-12-31

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

Shapefile
SiB4 Modeled 0.5-degree Carbonyl Sulfide Vegetation and Soil Fluxes, 2000-2020 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: 53 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4 classic
SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Daily Carbon Fluxes and Pools, 2000-2018 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Hourly Carbon Fluxes and Productivity, 2000-2018 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
SiB4 Modeled Global 0.5-Degree Monthly Carbon Fluxes and Pools, 2000-2018 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
Siberian Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass and Fire Scar Maps, Russia, 1969-2007 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, ETM+, TM, MSS 1969-07-01 to 2007-07-26

N: 69.8981 S: 64.7678 E: 166.474 W: 156.612

GeoTIFF
SIF and Vegetation Indices in the US Midwestern Agroecosystems, 2016-2021 1 FIELD SURVEYS SPECTROMETERS 2016-08-07 to 2021-09-21

N: 42.3449 S: 38.7397 E: -87.3976 W: -99.7022

CSV
SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 4 NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26

N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055

multiple
Site AVIRIS Images, 1992 (ACCP) 1 NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 1992-06-02 to 1992-08-20

N: 45.2222 S: 29.7 E: -68.7356 W: -121.763

Binary
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP/SMOS L3 Radiometer 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 1 SMAP, SMOS SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, SMOS L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-05-01 to 2021-12-31

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

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAPVEX08 In Situ Vegetation Data V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER 2008-10-02 to 2008-10-07

N: 39.02 S: 38.95 E: -75.94 W: -76.09

800 Meters x 800 Meters Excel
SMAPVEX08 Vegetation Water Content Map V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS, SPOT-4 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, VEGETATION-1 2008-10-11 to 2008-10-11

N: 39.09 S: 38.93 E: -75.55 W: -76.25

10 Meters x 10 Meters Binary, ASCII
SMAPVEX12 In Situ Vegetation Data for Agricultural Area V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters ASCII, CSV
SMAPVEX12 In Situ Vegetation Data for Forest Area V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-17

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

Excel, ASCII
SMAPVEX12 PALS Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2012-06-12 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

1500 Meters x 1500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX12 Vegetation Water Content Map V001 1 RAPIDEYE, SPOT-4 REIS, HRVIR 2012-05-14 to 2012-07-19

N: 50.17 S: 49.31 E: -97.36 W: -98.74

5 Meters x 5 Meters GeoTIFF, ASCII
SMAPVEX15 PALS Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2015-08-02 to 2015-08-18

N: 31.87 S: 31.51 E: -109.84 W: -110.96

1500 Meters x 1500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX16 Iowa PALS Brightness Temperature and Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2016-05-28 to 2016-08-16

N: 42.66 S: 42.28 E: -93.21 W: -93.58

500 Meters x 500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba In Situ Vegetation Data V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2016-06-13 to 2016-07-21

N: 49.76117 S: 49.38408 E: -97.75626 W: -98.09842

CSV, Geodatabase, KMZ
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Leaf Area Index V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2016-06-13 to 2016-07-21

N: 49.76117 S: 49.38408 E: -97.75626 W: -98.09842

CSV, KMZ
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba PALS Brightness Temperature and Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2016-06-08 to 2016-07-22

N: 49.79 S: 49.36 E: -97.75 W: -98.12

500 Meters x 500 Meters CSV

Biosphere Data Tools

Tool Sort descending 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
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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