Sep 30, 2025 · Terrestrial ecosystems, land-based communities of creatures, plants, and their surrounding environment, are an expansive focus of NASA's Earth observations. Observing …

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) aims to characterize the effects of changing climate and land use on Earth. Specifically, GEDI helps researchers study …

Sep 30, 2025 · 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, …

Oct 14, 2022 · Description 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 …

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

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Biodiversity provides data and information on amphibians, disease agents (extent and distribution of infectious and parasitic diseases), …

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 …

Jul 31, 2024 · “Structural complexity of the forest canopy is a good indicator of a forest’s habitat quality, species diversity, and ecosystem function,” said Dr. Rupesh Shrestha, a research staff …

The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) is aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and measures the temperature of plants to …

GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density New Level 4A data are the first from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission …