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LBA Regional Land Cover from AVHRR, 1-Degree, 1987 (Defries and Townshend)

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/677
Version1
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Published2003-09-15
Usage1853 downloads
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Description

This data set consists of a subset of a 1-degree global land cover product (DeFries and Townshend 1994). The subset was created for the study area of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) in South America. The data are in ASCII GRID format.

Science Keywords

  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOSYSTEMS
  • ANTHROPOGENIC/HUMAN INFLUENCED ECOSYSTEMS
  • AGRICULTURAL LANDS
  • BIOSPHERE
  • VEGETATION
  • VEGETATION INDEX
  • LAND SURFACE
  • LAND USE/LAND COVER
  • LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

Data Use and Citation

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Defries, R.S., and J.R.G. Townshend. 2003. LBA Regional Land Cover from AVHRR, 1-Degree, 1987 (Defries and Townshend). ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/677

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  • glcf1deg_readme.pdf
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