WHRC Pantropical National Level Carbon Stock Dataset

WHRC/biomass/tropical
Dataset Availability
2012-01-29T00:00:00Z–2012-01-29T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.Image("WHRC/biomass/tropical")
Tags
aboveground biomass carbon geophysical umd
pantropical
tropical
whrc

Description

A national-level map of above-ground live woody biomass density for tropical countries at 500m. This dataset was assembled from a combination of co-located field measurements, LiDAR observations, and imagery recorded from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

Bands

Resolution
500 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Description
Mg Mg/ha 0* 503*

Megagrams of aboveground live woody biomass per Hectare

* estimated min or max value

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

  • The national level dataset is freely available for use for scientific, conservation, and educational purposes.
  • Users acknowledge that they themselves are responsible for determining whether the dataset 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.

Citations

Citations:
  • 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, doi:10.1038/NCLIMATE1354

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.Image('WHRC/biomass/tropical');
// Show results only over land.
var landMask = ee.Image('NOAA/NGDC/ETOPO1').select('bedrock').gt(0);
var liveWoodyBiomass = dataset.updateMask(landMask);

var visParams = {
  min: 0,
  max: 350,
  palette: [
    'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',
    '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',
    '012e01', '011d01', '011301'
  ],
};
Map.addLayer(
    liveWoodyBiomass, visParams, 'Aboveground Live Woody Biomass (Mg/ha)');

Map.setCenter(-69.4, 0.3, 3);
Map.setOptions('SATELLITE');
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