Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation Lidar | NASA Earthdata
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument is a full-waveform lidar installed on the International Space Station that produces detailed observations of the 3D structure of Earth’s …
Terrestrial Ecosystems | NASA Earthdata
Jan 2, 2026 · Terrestrial ecosystems, land-based communities of creatures, plants, and their surrounding environment, are an expansive focus of NASA's Earth observations. Observing such …
Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems - NASA Earthdata
Jan 8, 2026 · Our datasets useful to the study of human-influenced ecosystems include crop extent maps, urban air quality measurements, and land cover surveys. These measurements and higher …
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem
The Level-4 (L4) carbon product (SPL4CMDL) provides global gridded daily estimates of net ecosystem carbon (CO2) exchange derived using a satellite data based terrestrial carbon flux model informed …
Biodiversity Functions | NASA Earthdata
Jan 8, 2026 · The term "biodiversity" is used to describe the abundance and variety of life on Earth. Having a diverse assemblage of plants, animals, and other organisms in a wide range of habitats …
Wetlands - NASA Earthdata
Jan 2, 2026 · Wetlands are a type of terrain where the land is permanently or seasonally saturated with water. Swamps and marshes are types of wetlands. Insects, waterfowl, fish, amphibians, and other …
Where the Wetlands Are - NASA Earthdata
Dec 28, 2020 · Where land meets water Wetlands are places where land is permanently or seasonally saturated with water, forming a distinct ecosystem that is both aquatic and land-based. Although …
Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation | NASA Earthdata
Dec 5, 2018 · NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) project focuses on how deforestation has contributed to atmospheric CO2 concentrations, how much carbon forests will …
Machine learning-based Arctic-boreal terrestrial ecosystem CO2 fluxes ...
This dataset provides gridded estimates of gross primary productivity (GPP), ecosystem respiration (Reco), and net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE) across the circumpolar terrestrial Arctic-boreal …
Introduction to Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE ...
Jan 7, 2026 · Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean, Ecosystem (PACE), a new NASA mission, was launched on 8 February 2024. PACE – Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) collects global, hyperspectral …