Description
This dataset provides maps of woody (tree and shrub) cover and biomass across Sub-Saharan Africa at a resolution of 1 km for the period 2000-2004. Canopy cover observations and remote-sensing data related to woody vegetation were used to predict woody cover across Africa. Predicted woody cover, canopy height, and tree allometry were used to estimate woody biomass for Sub-Saharan Africa. Canopy cover observations were assembled from field measurements and Google Earth imagery collected from 2000-2004. Remote-sensing data related to the structural attributes of woody vegetation were derived from MODIS optical data and Q-SCAT (Quick Scatterometer) microwave measurements. Canopy height estimates were derived from spaceborne lidar and tree allometry equations were retrieved from GlobAllomeTree.
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| PNG Image File | PNG | Gridded_Biomass_Africa_Fig1.png | Open resource |
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| Data Information (ZIP) | ZIP | Gridded_Biomass_Africa_1777.zip | Open resource |
| Zip File | ZIP | Gridded_Biomass_Africa_1777.zip | Open resource |
| PDF File | Gridded_Biomass_Africa.pdf | Open resource | |
| Data Information (PDF) | Gridded_Biomass_Africa.pdf | Open resource | |
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| Data Information (Unknown Format) | Binary | Open resource |