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    • SAFARI 2000 Vegetation Structure of Kataba Forest, Zambia, Wet Season 2000

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    Tree basal area, percent tree canopy cover, and proportional contribution of main species to canopy cover were measured at 60 sampling points at 50 m intervals along six transects in the vicinity of the MODIS validation site tower in Kataba Forest, near Mongu, Zambia, in late February to early March 2000 as part of the SAFARI 2000 Wet Season Campaign. The aim of the study was to provide a broad description of the tree canopy layer around the tower.Tree and shrub species composition was recorded for each grid and measurements of canopy cover (% and rank) and frequency of occurrence (%) were made. Basal area was estimated at each grid site in a single 360 degree sweep using a basal area prism. Four estimates of canopy cover, oriented north, south, east, and west around the sample point, were taken at each grid site using a spherical densiometer and the data were averaged to give a single value for each grid. Only the canopies of trees and shrubs above 1.5 m height were measured.The data are stored in an ASCII file, in csv format. The file lists all tree and shrub species recorded and provides the proportional contribution of these species to canopy cover in each grid. Total tree basal area (m2 ha-1) and overall tree canopy cover (%) in each grid is also provided. The companion file provides additional vegetation data, graphics, long-term meteorological data, a discussion of the study results, and photographs of the study site.

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    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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    Metadata Created Date November 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher ORNL_DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2789733347-ORNL_CLOUD
    Data First Published 2023-10-18
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-10-25
    Category SAFARI 2000, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Citation Frost, P.G.H. 2005. SAFARI 2000 Vegetation Structure of Kataba Forest, Zambia, Wet Season 2000. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/795
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    Harvest Object Id 75317336-395a-49bc-abbc-c7307af8a567
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/795
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -15.44 23.25
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1a7be38838a4c83d9fa05b061fba789303b87ab1abc015a599a02309344ebff4
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2000-02-15T00:00:00Z/2000-03-15T23:59:59Z

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