Overview
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1777 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1 |
| Project | |
| Published | 2020-06-30 |
| Usage | 444 downloads |
| Citations | 6 publications cited this dataset |
Description
This dataset provides maps of woody (tree and shrub) cover and biomass across Sub-Saharan Africa at a resolution of 1 km for the period 2000-2004. Canopy cover observations and remote-sensing data related to woody vegetation were used to predict woody cover across Africa. Predicted woody cover, canopy height, and tree allometry were used to estimate woody biomass for Sub-Saharan Africa. Canopy cover observations were assembled from field measurements and Google Earth imagery collected from 2000-2004. Remote-sensing data related to the structural attributes of woody vegetation were derived from MODIS optical data and Q-SCAT (Quick Scatterometer) microwave measurements. Canopy height estimates were derived from spaceborne lidar and tree allometry equations were retrieved from GlobAllomeTree.
Science Keywords
- BIOSPHERE
- VEGETATION
- BIOMASS
- BIOSPHERE
- ECOSYSTEMS
- TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
- DESERTS
- BIOSPHERE
- ECOSYSTEMS
- TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
- SHRUBLAND/SCRUB
- BIOSPHERE
- VEGETATION
- CARBON
- BIOSPHERE
- VEGETATION
- CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
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- Gridded_Biomass_Africa.pdf