Biome-BGC: Terrestrial Ecosystem Process Model, Version 4.1.1 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 ...
A friend of mine once rode his bicycle from the coast of Washington state across the country to Maine. In that long journey he crossed through four different biomes and entered one biome twice, on ...
Mongabay: One atlas to map all ecosystems on Earth: Interview with Yana Gevorgyan
One atlas to map all ecosystems on Earth: Interview with Yana Gevorgyan
Discover and Visualize Human Influenced Ecosystem Data NASA data help us understand Earth's changing systems in more detail than ever before, and visualizations bring these data to life, making Earth science concepts accessible, beautiful, and impactful.
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 ...
Terrestrial ecosystems, land-based communities of creatures, plants, and their surrounding environment, are an expansive focus of NASA's Earth observations. Observing such ecosystems allows us to understand the function and health of our own planet while also seeding us with knowledge to analyze how other worlds work. Researchers studying terrestrial ecosystems delve into a variety of topics ...
NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) uses lidar to study the height and structure of forests and other plant biomass in order to better monitor and understand the carbon cycle, habitats, and biodiversity amid changing climate and land use patterns.