Aboveground Biomass Carbon in the Tropics (2007-2008)

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Aboveground woody biomass carbon dataset for the Latin American tropics and the Caribbean (~500m spatial resolution) generated by Woods Hole Research Center scientists and their collaborators. The Conservation Biology Institute created a continuous dataset by mosaicing national level biomass data provided by WHRC and converting it to carbon using a coefficient of 0.5 (Chave et al. 2005). The dataset was then converted from Float to Interger data type to minimize file size.

The pixel values are in megagrams (Mg) of Aboveground Live Woody Carbon per Hectare (Mg/Ha).

WHRC researchers produced national level maps showing the amount and spatial distribution of aboveground live woody vegetation biomass (for the period 2007-2008) using a combination of co-located field measurements, LiDAR observations and imagery recorded from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). For more information see the paper "Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps" in Nature Climate Change, 2012 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1354).


Chave, J. et al. Tree allometry and improved esimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests. Oecologia 145, 87-99 (2005).


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Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC).  www.whrc.org

A. Baccini, S J. Goetz, W.S. Walker, N. T. Laporte, M. Sun, D. Sulla-Menashe, J. Hackler, P.S.A. Beck, R. Dubayah, M.A. Friedl, S. Samanta and R. A. Houghton. 
Content date:
2007-2008
Citation:
A. Baccini, S J. Goetz, W.S. Walker, N. T. Laporte, M. Sun, D. Sulla-Menashe, J. Hackler, P.S.A. Beck, R. Dubayah, M.A. Friedl, S. Samanta and R. A. Houghton. Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps. 2012 Nature Climate Change, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1354.
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463.3127165 meters
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For further information please contact:

Dr. Alessandro Baccini
The Woods Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Rd, Falmouth, MA

Phone: (508) 444-1547
Email: glasbiomass@whrc.org
Email:abaccini@whrc.org
www.whrc.org

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The national level data set is freely available for use for scientific, conservation, and educational purposes. Users agree to cite the dataset as: A. Baccini, S J. Goetz, W.S. Walker, N. T. Laporte, M. Sun, D. Sulla-Menashe, J. Hackler, P.S.A. Beck, R. Dubayah, M.A. Friedl, S. Samanta and R. A. Houghton. Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps. 2012 Nature Climate Change, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1354 Users acknowledge that they themselves are responsible for determining whether the data set is of sufficient quality and appropriateness for their objectives. Users agree that they will make reasonable efforts to provide appropriate feedbacks and notification of any significant errors that they identify in the dataset.
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