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MO_NPP_npp_vgpm·dataset

How Much Ocean Plant Life Grows

MO_NPP_npp_vgpm
biosphere NASA VEDA COG
In plain English

What it measures. Maps ocean net primary production, an estimate of how much tiny floating ocean plants (phytoplankton) grow and capture carbon.

How it's made. Derived from satellite ocean-colour measurements using a productivity model.

How & where you'd use it. Helps scientists study ocean ecosystems, fisheries, and the ocean's role in the carbon cycle.

What's measured

NPPnppvgpm

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • FormatsCOG

What you can do with it

  • Map vegetation, forests and biomass
  • Monitor ecosystem productivity and carbon
  • Support habitat and biodiversity studies
Official description

Ocean Net Primary Production (NPP): https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd/npp/

Get the data

veda_access.py
# NASA VEDA — open STAC API, anonymous (cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs)
from pystac_client import Client

cat = Client.open("https://openveda.cloud/api/stac")
col = cat.get_collection("MO_NPP_npp_vgpm")
items = list(col.get_items())          # browse the analysis-ready COGs
# open an asset with rioxarray:
# import rioxarray; da = rioxarray.open_rasterio(items[0].assets["cog_default"].href)
NASA VEDA is an open STAC catalog — browse and stream the cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs anonymously (no login).