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 …

Sep 30, 2025 · Our datasets useful to the study of human-influenced ecosystems include crop extent maps, urban air quality measurements, and land cover surveys. These measurements …

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA's glacier data provide important information for tracking how glaciers affect Earth's ecosystems, communities, and climate.

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 …

Sep 30, 2025 · 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 …

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA’s wetland data help scientists study ecosystems, water cycles, climate change, and the effect of human infrastructure on the environment.

Sep 30, 2025 · Biogeochemistry is the study of the biological, geological, and chemical processes that occur in nature, and biogeochemical dynamics are the complex interactions between …

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

Standards: Life Science, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Performance Expectations: Evaluate the claims, evidence and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems …

Oct 27, 2025 · 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 …