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RLC Generalized Forest Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1-km

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/697
Version1
Project
Published2004-01-07
Updated2023-11-21
Usage572 downloads
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Description

This data set is the Former Soviet Union (FSU) portion of the Generalized World Forest Map (WCMC, 1998), a 1-kilometer resolution generalized forest cover map for the land area of the Former Soviet Union. There are five forest classes in the original global generalized map. Only two of those classes were distinguished in the geographical portion comprising the FSU.

Science Keywords

  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOSYSTEMS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
  • FORESTS
  • LAND SURFACE
  • LAND USE/LAND COVER
  • LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

Data Use and Citation

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Stone, T.A., and P. Schlesinger. 2003. RLC Generalized Forest Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1-km. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/697

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Dataset has 4 companion files.

  • wfmap_projection.txt
  • wfmap.jpg
  • wfmap_readme.txt
  • RLC_forestmap98.pdf