Page Summary
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This dataset provides a national-level map of above-ground live woody biomass density for tropical countries at 500m resolution.
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The dataset was created using a combination of field measurements, LiDAR observations, and MODIS imagery.
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The dataset is available for use for scientific, conservation, and educational purposes.
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The data band
Mgrepresents Megagrams of aboveground live woody biomass per Hectare.
- Dataset Availability
- 2012-01-29T00:00:00Z–2012-01-29T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Producer
- WHRC
- Tags
Description
A national-level map of above-ground live woody biomass density for tropical countries at 500m. This dataset was assembled from a combination of co-located field measurements, LiDAR observations, and imagery recorded from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
Bands
Bands
Pixel size: 500 meters (all bands)
| Name | Units | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |
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Mg
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Mg/ha | 0* | 503* | 500 meters | Megagrams of aboveground live woody biomass per Hectare |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
- The national level dataset is freely available for use for scientific, conservation, and educational purposes.
- Users acknowledge that they themselves are responsible for determining whether the dataset is of sufficient quality and appropriateness for their objectives.
- Users agree that they will make reasonable efforts to provide appropriate feedbacks and notification of any significant errors that they identify in the dataset.
Citations
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A. Baccini, S J. Goetz, W.S. Walker, N. T. Laporte, M. Sun, D. Sulla-Menashe, J. Hackler, P.S.A. Beck, R. Dubayah, M.A. Friedl, S. Samanta and R. A. Houghton. Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps. 2012 Nature Climate Change, doi:10.1038/NCLIMATE1354
Explore with Earth Engine
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var dataset = ee . Image ( 'WHRC/biomass/tropical' ); // Show results only over land. var landMask = ee . Image ( 'NOAA/NGDC/ETOPO1' ). select ( 'bedrock' ). gt ( 0 ); var liveWoodyBiomass = dataset . updateMask ( landMask ); var visParams = { min : 0 , max : 350 , palette : [ 'ffffff' , 'ce7e45' , 'df923d' , 'f1b555' , 'fcd163' , '99b718' , '74a901' , '66a000' , '529400' , '3e8601' , '207401' , '056201' , '004c00' , '023b01' , '012e01' , '011d01' , '011301' ], }; Map . addLayer ( liveWoodyBiomass , visParams , 'Aboveground Live Woody Biomass (Mg/ha)' ); Map . setCenter ( - 69.4 , 0.3 , 3 ); Map . setOptions ( 'SATELLITE' );
