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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. Global Multihazard Frequency and Distribution [CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_MULTI_HFD]
Global Multihazard Frequency and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid presenting a simple multihazard index based solely on summated single-hazard decile values. The hazards of interest include cyclones, ...


4. 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 ...


5. 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 ...


6. 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 ...


7. Global Agricultural Lands: Croplands, 2000 [CIESIN_SEDAC_AGLANDS_CROP2000]
The Global Croplands dataset represents the proportion of land areas used as cropland (land used for the cultivation of food) in the year 2000. Satellite data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...


8. Global Agricultural Lands: Pastures, 2000 [CIESIN_SEDAC_AGLANDS_PAS2000]
The Global Pastures dataset represents the proportion of land areas used as pasture land (land used to support grazing animals) in the year 2000. Satellite data from Modetate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...


9. 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 ...


10. 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 ...


11. 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, ...


12. 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, ...


13. 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 ...


14. 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 ...


15. 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 ...


16. 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 ...


17. 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 ...


18. 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 ...


19. 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 ...


20. 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 ...


21. 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, ...


22. Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Collection of Treaty Texts [CIESIN_SEDAC_ENTRI_TEXTS_COL]
The Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Collection of Treaty Texts consists of environmental treaty texts that are compiled in collaboration with the Columbia University Center for ...


23. 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 ...


24. 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, ...


25. 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 ...


26. 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. ...


27. 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 ...


28. GLOBAL FIRE EMISSIONS DATABASE, VERSION 2.1 [vg_gfe21]
This data set consists of 1 degree x 1 degree gridded monthly burned area, fuel loads, combustion completeness, and fire emissions of carbon (C), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane ...


29. 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., ...


30. 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 ...


31. 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, ...


32. 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 ...


33. 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 ...


34. SAFARI 2000 SURFACE SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE AT SUA PAN, BOTSWANA, DRY SEASON 2000 [s2k_misr_asd_refl]
The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) Validation team was deployed to Sua Pan, a salt playa in the Magkadigkadi region of Botswana, from August 18 to September 4, 2000, during the SAFARI ...


35. LBA-ECO LC-07 JERS-1 SAR WETLANDS MASKS AND LAND COVER, AMAZON BASIN: 1995-1996 [LC07_SAR_WETLAND_MASK]
This data set provides three Amazon Basin wetland image products: (1) a Central Amazon Wetlands Mask, (2) a Central Amazon Wetlands Vegetative-hydrologic Land Cover Map, and (3) an Amazon Basin Wetlands ...


36. 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 ...


37. 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 ...


38. SAFARI 2000 HISTORICAL FIRE MAPS, KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, 1992-2001 [s2k_knp_fire_map]
Kruger National Park (KNP) was established in 1898 to protect wildlife on nearly 2 million hectares of the South African Lowveld. The climate in this region of South Africa is subtropical, with hot ...


39. 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 ...


40. 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 ...


41. 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) ...


42. LBA REGIONAL FRESHWATER WETLANDS, 1-DEGREE (STILLWELL-SOLLER ET AL.) [lba_stillwell]
This data set consists of a subset of a 1-degree gridded global freshwater wetlands database (Stillwell-Soller et al. 1995). This subset was created for the study area of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere ...


43. LBA REGIONAL HISTORICAL CROPLANDS, 5-MIN, 1900-1992 (RAMANKUTTY AND FOLEY) [lba_croplands]
This data set is a subset of a global croplands data set (Ramankutty and Foley 1999a). The subset was created for the study area of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) ...


44. LBA REGIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC DATA, 1-DEGREE, RELEASE 2.2 (COGLEY) [lba_cogley]
This subset of the Global Hydrographic data set (GGHYDRO) Release 2.2 for the study area of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) in South America (i.e., longitude 85 deg ...


45. LBA REGIONAL LAND COVER FROM AVHRR, 1-KM, 1992-1993 (HANSEN ET AL.) [lba_avhrr_1km]
This data set is a subset of Hansen et al. (1999), "1 km Global Land Cover Data Set Derived from AVHRR," which was developed at the Laboratory for Global Remote Sensing Studies (LGRSS) at the University ...


46. 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 ...


47. LBA REGIONAL LAND COVER FROM AVHRR, 8-KM, 1984 (DEFRIES ET AL.) [lba_avhrr_8km]
This data set is a subset of an 8-km global land cover product (DeFries et al. 1998). This subset was created for the study area of the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) ...


48. 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 ...


49. SAFARI 2000 LAND COVER FROM AVHRR, 1-KM, 1992-1993 (HANSEN ET AL.) [s2k_land_cover-1km]
The data set consists of a southern African subset of the 1-km Global Land Cover Data Set Derived from AVHRR developed at the Laboratory for Global Remote Sensing Studies (LGRSS) at the University ...


50. 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 ...


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