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    • Global Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Carbon Density Maps for the Year 2010

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    This dataset provides temporally consistent and harmonized global maps of aboveground and belowground biomass carbon density for the year 2010 at a 300-m spatial resolution. The aboveground biomass map integrates land-cover specific, remotely sensed maps of woody, grassland, cropland, and tundra biomass. Input maps were amassed from the published literature and, where necessary, updated to cover the focal extent or time period. The belowground biomass map similarly integrates matching maps derived from each aboveground biomass map and land-cover specific empirical models. Aboveground and belowground maps were then integrated separately using ancillary maps of percent tree cover and landcover and a rule-based decision tree. Maps reporting the accumulated uncertainty of pixel-level estimates are also provided.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Global maps of above and belowground biomass carbon density. Upper figure is aboveground biomass carbon density and lower is belowground biomass carbon density. From Spawn et al. (In Review).

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher ORNL_DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2764708636-ORNL_CLOUD
    Data First Published 2020-04-22
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-09-18
    Category Vegetation, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation Spawn, S.A., and H.K. Gibbs. 2020. Global Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Carbon Density Maps for the Year 2010. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1763
    Graphic Preview Description Global maps of above and belowground biomass carbon density. Upper figure is aboveground biomass carbon density and lower is belowground biomass carbon density. From Spawn et al. (In Review).
    Graphic Preview File https://daac.ornl.gov/VEGETATION/guides/Global_Maps_C_Density_2010_Fig1.jpg
    Harvest Object Id aaf647a4-4195-4c20-9b42-dafb36abe7e7
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1763
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -61.1 180.0 84.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 355b3a2ff12c2d3a0e2f2a29dd9850e6040a249beb171a6171834a75071fffa4
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z/2010-12-31T23:59:59Z

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