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Tree canopy density for year 2000 for Boreal biome

Tree canopy density for year 2000 for Boreal biome

Jul 16, 2010

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Description:: The MODIS-based Vegetation Continuous Field (VCF) layers provide estimates of global and regional vegetation cover for the study of biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem assessment, and land management. The VCF product depicts global sub-pixel estimates of vegetative components (tree cover, herbaceous cover, and bare cover) at 500m. The current dataset is a subset of the year 2000 VCF Collection 4 tree canopy cover layer for the boreal biome.

MODIS data alone are inadequate for accurate forest cover area estimation. For forest cover and forest cover loss area calculation please use the calibrated products at 18.5 km resolution.

Data is in ESRI GRID format, with the value representing tree canopy density per pixel as a percentage.

Data Provided By:: Potapov P., Hansen M.C., Stehman S.V., Loveland T.R., Pittman K.

Content date:: 2000

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Title: Tree canopy density for year 2000 for Boreal biome
Credits: Potapov P., Hansen M.C., Stehman S.V., Loveland T.R., Pittman K.
Online Linkages:

http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.edu/projects/gfm/boreal/data.html

Other Citation Info: Potapov P., Hansen M. C., Stehman S. V., Loveland T. R., Pittman K. (2008) Combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate and map boreal forest cover loss. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(9), 3708-3719.

Contact Organization:: Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence - SDSU

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Dr. Matthew Hansen and Dr. Peter Potapov

Use Constraints:: Provided MODIS-derived data are available for use for valid scientific, conservation, and educational purposes as long as proper citations are used. We ask that you credit the Boreal Forest Monitoring data as follows: Potapov P., Hansen M. C., Stehman S. V., Loveland T. R., Pittman K. (2008) Combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate and map boreal forest cover loss. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(9), 3708-3719.

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Tags:: tree canopy density, vcf, modis, boreal forest, taiga

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The Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) provides scientific expertise to support the conservation and recovery of biological diversity in its natural state through applied research, education, planning, and community service.