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1. LBA-ECO CD-37 SECONDARY FOREST BIOMASS AND AGE CLASS, RONDONIA, BRAZIL [CD37_BIOMASS_LANDSAT_GLAS]
This data set provides tree age, forest formation, and land cover classification maps, and estimates of landscape-level above-ground live woody biomass (AGLB) for secondary forests in Rondonia, Brazil. ...


2. NACP FOREST AGE MAPS AT 1-KM RESOLUTION FOR CANADA (2004) AND THE U.S.A.(2006) [NA_TREEAGE]
This data set provides forest age map products at 1-km resolution for Canada and the United States (U.S.A.). These continental forest age maps were compiled from forest inventory data, historical ...


3. Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_LW_GEOG]
The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is derived from the LWP-2 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value ...


4. National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) [CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEII]
The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) dataset contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal ...


5. National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) [CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEIII]
The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) data set contains estimates of national-level aggregations in urban, rural, and total designations of territorial extent and ...


6. Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Complete Collection, Version 1.1 [CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_COMPLETE_V11]
The Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 426 indicators for 239 countries from five major environmental sustainability indicator efforts: the 2006 Environmental ...


7. Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Rio to Johannesburg Dashboard of Sustainable Development Indicators [CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_RIOJO]
The Rio to Johannesburg Dashboard of Sustainable Development Indicators portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 35 Commission on Sustainable Development ...


8. IPCC Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset [CIESIN_SEDAC_IPCC_BASELINE]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset consists of population, human development, economic, water resources, land cover, land use, agriculture, food, ...


9. Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status [CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS]
The Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status consists of GIS coverages of vegetation classes (forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, rocks, ...


10. Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP_LW_GEOG]
The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1) is derived from the LWP-1 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value ...


11. Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Last of the Wild Dataset (IGHP) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP_LW_IGHP]
The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1) is derived from the LWP-1 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value ...


12. Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset (Geographic) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP_TOPWA_GEOG]
The Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1) is derived from the LWP-1 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their ...


13. Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset (IGHP) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP_TOPWA_IGHP]
The Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1) is derived from the LWP-1 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their ...


14. Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (IGHP) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_LW_IGHP]
The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is derived from the LWP-2 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value ...


15. Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2010 Release [CIESIN_SEDAC_NRMI_2010]
The Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2010 Release is a composite index for 157 countries derived from the average of four proximity-to-target indicators for eco-region protection (weighted ...


16. Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2006 National Footprint Accounts [CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_2006NFA]
The 2006 National Footprint Accounts (NFA) portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections, version 1.1 is a data set that measures how much land and water area a human ...


17. Georeferenced Population Data Sets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands [CIESIN_SEDAC_GEO-MEX_GIS_SMI]
GIS of Mexican States, Municipalities and Islands consists of attribute and boundary data for 1990. The attribute data include population, language, education, literacy, housing units and land cover ...


18. National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates (PLACE) [CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACE]
The Population, Landscape And Climate Estimates (PLACE) dataset contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal proximity, ...


19. Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2011 Release [CIESIN_SEDAC_NRMI_2011]
The Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2011 Release is a composite index for 174 countries derived from the average of four proximity-to-target indicators for eco-region protection (weighted ...


20. NASA Land Information System (LIS) Data Sets [NASA_LIS_DATA]
The Land Information System (LIS) provides collection of sample data for demonstration of LIS code. The original source of each data set is given whenever possible. LIS does not endorse the validity, ...


21. MAPSS: MAPPED ATMOSPHERE-PLANT-SOIL SYSTEM MODEL, VERSION 1.0 [mapssv1]
MAPSS (Mapped Atmosphere-Plant-Soil System) is a landscape to global vegetation distribution model that was developed to simulate the potential biosphere impacts and biosphere-atmosphere feedbacks ...


22. GLOBAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION DATA FOR CARBON BALANCE RESEARCH [LUYSSAERT_CARBON_FLUX]
A comprehensive global database has been assembled to quantify CO2 fluxes and pathways across different levels of integration (from photosynthesis up to net ecosystem production) in forest ecosystems. ...


23. CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN SAVANNA BIOMES FOR DETERMINING WOODY COVER [gv_aws]
This data set includes the soil and vegetation characteristics, herbivore estimates, and precipitation measurement data for the 854 sites described and analyzed in Sankaran et al., 2005. Savannas ...


24. LBA-ECO TG-07 FOREST STRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS FOR GLAS VALIDATION: SANTAREM 2004 [LBA-ECO_TG07_FSM]
This data set provides the results of a GLAS (the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System) forest structure validation survey conducted in Santarem and Sao Jorge, Para during November 2004 (Lefsky et al., ...


25. SAFARI 2000 VEGETATION STRUCTURE OF KATABA FOREST, ZAMBIA, WET SEASON 2000 [s2k_mongu_veg]
Tree basal area, percent tree canopy cover, and proportional contribution of main species to canopy cover were measured at 60 sampling points at 50 m intervals along six transects in the vicinity ...


26. CENTURY: MODELING ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE, VERSION 4 (VEMAP 1995) [century_vemap]
The CENTURY model, Version 4, is a general model of plant-soil nutrient cycling that is being used to simulate carbon and nutrient dynamics for different types of ecosystems including grasslands, ...


27. SAFARI 2000 FPAR TRAC DATA FOR MONGU, ZAMBIA, 1999-2002 [s2k_fpar_trac]
Data from the Tracing Architecture and Radiation of Canopies (TRAC) instrument were processed to determine the fraction of intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR) at the EOS Validation ...


28. SAFARI 2000 LEAF AREA MEASUREMENTS AT THE MONGU TOWER SITE, ZAMBIA, 2000-2002 [s2k_lai-2000]
Data from the LAI-2000 instrument were processed to determine the leaf area index (LAI) at the EOS Validation Core Site in Kataba Local Forest, approximately 20 km south of Mongu, Zambia. Measurements ...


29. NACP NORTH AMERICAN FOREST DYNAMICS PROJECT: FOREST DISTURBANCE AND REGROWTH DATA [NAFD_DISTURBANCE]
This data set provides the results of time-series analyses of Landsat imagery for 55 selected forested sites across the conterminous U.S.A. The output is a pair of disturbance data products for each ...


30. SAFARI 2000 1-DEGREE ESTIMATES OF BURNED BIOMASS, AREA, AND EMISSIONS, 2000 [s2k_one_deg_biomass]
A new method is used to generate spatial estimates of monthly averaged biomass burned area and spatial and temporal estimates of trace gas and aerosol emissions from open fires in southern Africa.Global ...


31. SAFARI 2000 MODELED FUEL LOAD IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1999-2000 [s2k_fuel_load]
This data set contains global, spatially explicit (1 km2 grid cells) and temporally explicit (semi-monthly) modeled output of fuel loads over southern Africa. The fuel types considered in the data ...


32. SAFARI 2000 PRE- AND POST-FIRE REFLECTANCE NEAR KAOMA, ZAMBIA, DRY SEASON 2000 [s2k_pre_post_fire]
The main goal of this study was to analyze the possibility of estimating combustion completeness based on fire-induced spectral reflectance changes of surface features by the development of relationships ...


33. IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Emissions Scenarios Data Set Version 1.1 [CIESIN_SEDAC_IPCC_SRES_EMSC_V11]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) Emissions Scenarios Dataset Version 1.1 consists of 40 global and regional greenhouse gases (GHGs) ...


34. LITERATURE-DERIVED PARAMETERS FOR THE BIOME-BGC TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM MODEL [white_parameters]
Ecosystem simulation models use descriptive input parameters to establish the physiology, biochemistry, structure, and allocation patterns of vegetation functional types, or biomes. For single-stand ...


35. RLC FOREST COVER OF THE KRASNOYARSK REGION, RUSSIA, 1973 [rlc_forest_cover]
This dataset is a 1:2 million scale forest cover map for the land area of the Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia. Thirty-two land cover classes are distinguished. These data were digitized from maps of the ...


36. LBA-ECO ND-02 SOIL VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT, TAPAJOS NATIONAL FOREST, BRAZIL [ND02_REE_SOIL_VWC]
This data set reports monthly measured soil volumetric water content (VWC) from a rainfall exclusion experiment that was conducted from 1999-2001 at the km 67 Seca Floresta site, Tapajos National ...


37. BOREAS SITE AND AREA GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE INFORMATION [BOREAS_GEOCOORD]
In an effort to properly document the sites and areas where data were collected, personnel of the BOReal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) Information System (BORIS) obtained and compiled geographic ...


38. JERS-1 SAR Global Rain Forest Mapping Project: Vol. AM-1, South America [LBA_JERS_1]
Volume AM-1 of the JERS-1 SAR Global Rainforest Mapping Project CD-ROM series is a 4-disc set containing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery from the rainforest region of South America, including ...


39. ECHIDNA LIDAR CAMPAIGNS: FOREST CANOPY IMAGERY AND FIELD DATA, U.S.A., 2007-2009 [ECHIDNA]
This data set contains forest canopy scan data from the Echidna???? Validation Instrument (EVI) and field measurements data from three campaigns conducted in the United States: 2007 New England Campaign; ...


40. ISLSCP II GLOBAL PRIMARY PRODUCTION DATA INITIATIVE GRIDDED NPP DATA [ISLSCP_GPPDI_NPP_GRDDED]
Net Primary Production (NPP) is an important component of the carbon cycle and, among the pools and fluxes that make up the cycle, it is one of the steps that are most accessible to field measurement. ...


41. ISLSCP II TOTAL PLANT-AVAILABLE SOIL WATER STORAGE CAPACITY OF THE ROOTING ZONE [ISLSCP2_ROOT_STORAGE_CAPACITY]
This data set provides two estimates of the geographic distribution of the total plant-available soil water storage capacity of the rooting zone ("rooting zone water storage size") on a 1.0 degree ...


42. ISLSCP II UNH/GRDC COMPOSITE MONTHLY RUNOFF [ISLSCPII_COMP_RUNOFF]
The University of New Hampshire (UNH)/Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) composite runoff data combines simulated water balance model runoff estimates derived from climate forcing with monitored river ...


43. Siberian Mapping Project [FED_SMP]
The purpose of the Siberian Mapping Project is to improve forest cover maps and create above ground biomass maps of the Siberian boreal forest. The project is aimed at improving forest disturbance ...


44. Global EVI derived from AVHRR, SPOT, and MODIS 1981-present [MEaSUREs_VIP_EVI]
MEaSUREs VIP Enhanced Vegetation Index products are supported by a NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) collaborative agreement. The EVI is a two-band ...


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