CMS: Forest Aboveground Biomass from FIA Plots across the Conterminous USA, 2009-2019

Description

This dataset provides forest biomass estimates for the conterminous United States based on data from the USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. FIA maintains uniformly measured field plots across the conterminous U.S. This dataset, derived from field survey data from 2009-2019, includes statistical estimates of biomass at the finest scale (64,000-hectare hexagons) allowed by FIA's sample density. Estimates include the mean (and standard error of the mean) biomass for both live and dead trees, calculated using three sets of allometric equations. There is also an estimate of the area of forestland in each hexagon. These data can be useful for assessing the accuracy of remotely sensed biomass estimates.

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Name Format Description Link
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/CMS/guides/FIA_Forest_Biomass_Estimates.html
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1873
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F1873
22 Estimates of aboveground biomass of live trees (diameter >2.54 cm) on forested lands in the conterminous U.S. Estimates were developed from the FIA component ratio method. Source: CONUSbiohex2020.shp https://daac.ornl.gov/CMS/guides/FIA_Forest_Biomass_Estimates_Fig1.jpg
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/cms/FIA_Forest_Biomass_Estimates/
33 CMS: Forest Aboveground Biomass from FIA Plots across the Conterminous USA, 2009-2019: FIA_Forest_Biomass_Estimates.pdf https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/cms/FIA_Forest_Biomass_Estimates/comp/FIA_Forest_Biomass_Estimates.pdf

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  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • vegetation
  • earth-science

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