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ESA Biomass Climate Change Initiative (Biomass_cci): Global datasets of forest above-ground biomass for the years 2010, 2017 and 2018, v2
This dataset comprises estimates of forest above-ground biomass for the years 2010, 2017 and 2018. They are derived from a combination of Earth observation data, depending on the year, from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Envisat’s ASAR instrument and JAXA’s Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS-1 and ALOS-2), along with additional information from Earth observation sources. The data has been produced as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme by the Biomass CCI team.
The data products consist of two (2) global layers that include estimates of:
1) above ground biomass (AGB, unit: tons/ha i.e., Mg/ha) (raster dataset). This is defined as the mass, expressed as oven-dry weight of the woody parts (stem, bark, branches and twigs) of all living trees excluding stump and roots
2) per-pixel estimates of above-ground biomass uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation in Mg/ha (raster dataset)
This release of the data is version 2, with data provided in both netcdf and geotiff format. The quantification of AGB changes by taking the difference of two maps is strongly discouraged due to local biases and uncertainties. Version 3 maps will ensure a more realistic representation of AGB changes.
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2021-03-16T15:59:27
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2021-03-16T15:59:27
- Identifier
- Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 84403d09cef3485883158f4df2989b0c
- Identifier
- doi / 10.5285/84403d09cef3485883158f4df2989b0c
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned
- Update scope
- dataset
- Keywords
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- Sentinel-1B
- Envisat
- ASAR
- PALSAR-2
- PALSAR
- Sentinel-1A
- ALOS-2
- ALOS
- SAR-C (Sentinel-1)
- ESA
- CCI
- Biomass
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
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- orthoimagery
- Limitations on Public Access
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions
- Spatial representation type
- grid
- Topic category
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- Imagery base maps earth cover
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- Begin date
- 2010-01-01T00:00:00
- End date
- 2018-12-31T23:59:59
- Code
- WGS 84
Distribution Information
- Data format
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Data are in NetCDF and GeoTiff formats
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Data are in NetCDF and GeoTiff formats
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- Resource Locator
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource
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DOWNLOAD
Download Data
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ESA CCI Biomass project website
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Product User Guide
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Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
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Project documentation for Biomass CCI
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CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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DOWNLOAD
Download Data
- Resource Locator
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ESA CCI Biomass project website
No further details.
- Resource Locator
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Product User Guide
No further details.
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Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
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Project documentation for Biomass CCI
No further details.
- Quality Scope
- dataset
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- Data was created by the Biomass CCI team.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 84403d09cef3485883158f4df2989b0c XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Character set
- 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
- Resource type
- dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2022-06-07T01:03:19
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
