Ecosystem Structure and Function

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Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems - NASA Earthdata

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-order data products enable important studies into how humans shape Earth and how we can better care for ourselves and our home. Get Human-Influenced Ecosystems Data

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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 surface. GEDI's three lasers precisely measure forest canopy height, canopy vertical structure, and surface elevation. By accurately measuring forests in 3D, GEDI data play an important role in ...

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Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation | NASA Earthdata

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) aims to characterize the effects of changing climate and land use on Earth. Specifically, GEDI helps researchers study ecosystem structure and dynamics to enable radically improved quantification and understanding of Earth's carbon cycle and variability of life.

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Terrestrial Ecosystems | NASA Earthdata

NASA's terrestrial ecosystem data give researchers the ability explore the creature and plant communities living on land virtually anywhere on Earth.

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Wetlands - NASA Earthdata

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 animals often find a home in wetlands, creating a complex ecosystem that combines land-based and aquatic life.

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Biosphere | NASA Earthdata

NASA biosphere data are critical for understanding Earth's species, climate regulation and change, and its ecosystem processes.

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Biodiversity Functions | NASA Earthdata

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 promotes ecosystem productivity. Thriving, diverse ecosystems help balance processes like nutrient storage and recycling, pollution filtration, and water resource maintenance. In addition, diverse ecosystems trap ...

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PnET-BGC: Modeling Biogeochemical Processes in a Northern ... - Earthdata

This archived model product contains the directions, executables, and procedures for running PnET-BGC to recreate the results of Gbondo-Tugbawa, S.S., C.T. Driscoll , J.D. Aber and G.E. Likens. 2001. The evaluation of an integrated biogeochemical model (PnET-BGC) at a northern hardwood forest ecosystem. Water Resources Research 37:1057-1070. Gbondo-Tugbawa et al,. 2001 Excerptfrom Abstract: An ...

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Water Temperature | NASA Earthdata

NASA’s Earth science data help scientists study water temperature to learn about global warming, water cycles, and ecosystems.

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Biome-BGC: Terrestrial Ecosystem Process Model, Version 4.1.1 | NASA ...

Biome-BGC is a computer program that estimates fluxes and storage of energy, water, carbon, and nitrogen for the vegetation and soil components of terrestrial ecosystems. The primary model purpose is to study global and regional interactions between climate, disturbance, and biogeochemical cycles.Biome-BGC represents physical and biological processes that control fluxes of energy and mass ...