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 …

5 days ago · Our datasets useful to the study of human-influenced ecosystems include crop extent maps, urban air quality measurements, and land cover surveys. These measurements …

Dec 18, 2025 · This ARSET training guides participants through mapping extent and quantifying carbon stocks of blue carbon ecosystems.

Jan 6, 2026 · The Chesapeake Bay is a productive and unique ecosystem, home to complex networks of animals, plants, and other organisms that have lived here for millennia. Woven …

5 days ago · NASA's glacier data provide important information for tracking how glaciers affect Earth's ecosystems, communities, and climate.

NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar data are used to construct detailed 3D maps of forest canopy height and branch/leaf distribution.

Jan 2, 2026 · NASA’s wetland data help scientists study ecosystems, water cycles, climate change, and the effect of human infrastructure on the environment.

HS-LS2-6 Share: Standards: Life Science, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Performance Expectations: Evaluate the claims, evidence and reasoning that the complex …

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Dec 31, 2000 · Rooting depths were estimated from a global database of root profiles that was assembled from the primary literature to study relationships of abiotic and biotic factors …