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ISLSCP II POTENTIAL NATURAL VEGETATION COVER
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ISLSCP_II_POT_VEG
Summary
Abstract:
This data set was developed to describe the state of the global land cover in terms of 15 major vegetation types, plus water, before alteration by humans. It forms a complement to the historical croplands data set developed by Ramankutty and Foley (1999). By overlaying the two, one can determine the extent to which natural vegetation has been cleared for cultivation. This data set can be used ...
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
FOLEY, J.A.RAMANKUTTY, N.
Dataset Title:
ISLSCP II POTENTIAL NATURAL VEGETATION COVER
Dataset Release Date:
2010
Dataset Release Place:
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form:
Online Files
Dataset DOI:
doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/961
Online Resource:
http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=961&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1992-04-01
Stop Date:
1993-04-01
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2010-02-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-02-18
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