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
Pixel Size 500 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Description
Mg
Mg/ha
0*
503*
meters
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
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).
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The data, derived from field measurements, LiDAR, and MODIS imagery, is available through Google Earth Engine using the `ee.Image(\"WHRC/biomass/tropical\")` snippet. Users are allowed to use the dataset for scientific, conservation, and educational purposes while providing feedbacks on errors. The dataset is measured in Megagrams per hectare (Mg/ha) with values from 0 to 503.\n"],null,["Dataset Availability\n: 2012-01-29T00:00:00Z--2012-01-29T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [WHRC](https://www.woodwellclimate.org/)\n\nTags\n:\n [aboveground](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/aboveground) [biomass](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/biomass) [carbon](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/carbon) [forest-biomass](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/forest-biomass) [geophysical](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/geophysical) [umd](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/umd) \n pantropical \n tropical \nwhrc \n\nDescription \nA national-level map of above-ground live woody biomass density for\ntropical countries at 500m. This dataset was assembled from a combination\nof co-located field measurements, LiDAR observations, and imagery recorded\nfrom the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).\n\nBands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n500 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Min | Max | Description |\n|------|-------|-----|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|\n| `Mg` | Mg/ha | 0\\* | 503\\* | Megagrams of aboveground live woody biomass per Hectare |\n\n\\* estimated min or max value\n\nTerms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\n- The national level dataset is freely available for use for scientific, conservation, and educational purposes.\n- Users acknowledge that they themselves are responsible for determining whether the dataset is of sufficient quality and appropriateness for their objectives.\n- Users agree that they will make reasonable efforts to provide appropriate feedbacks and notification of any significant errors that they identify in the dataset.\n\nCitations \nCitations:\n\n- A. Baccini, S J. Goetz, W.S. Walker, N. T. Laporte, M. Sun, D.\n Sulla-Menashe, J. Hackler, P.S.A. Beck, R. Dubayah, M.A. Friedl, S. Samanta\n and R. A. Houghton. Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical\n deforestation improved by carbon-density maps. 2012 Nature Climate Change,\n [doi:10.1038/NCLIMATE1354](https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1354)\n\nExplore with Earth Engine **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.Image('WHRC/biomass/tropical');\n// Show results only over land.\nvar landMask = ee.Image('NOAA/NGDC/ETOPO1').select('bedrock').gt(0);\nvar liveWoodyBiomass = dataset.updateMask(landMask);\n\nvar visParams = {\n min: 0,\n max: 350,\n palette: [\n 'ffffff', 'ce7e45', 'df923d', 'f1b555', 'fcd163', '99b718', '74a901',\n '66a000', '529400', '3e8601', '207401', '056201', '004c00', '023b01',\n '012e01', '011d01', '011301'\n ],\n};\nMap.addLayer(\n liveWoodyBiomass, visParams, 'Aboveground Live Woody Biomass (Mg/ha)');\n\nMap.setCenter(-69.4, 0.3, 3);\nMap.setOptions('SATELLITE');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/WHRC/WHRC_biomass_tropical) \n[WHRC Pantropical National Level Carbon Stock Dataset](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/WHRC_biomass_tropical) \nA 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). \nWHRC/biomass/tropical, aboveground,biomass,carbon,forest-biomass,geophysical,umd \n2012-01-29T00:00:00Z/2012-01-29T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 90 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://www.woodwellclimate.org/)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/WHRC_biomass_tropical)"]]
