![WHRC/biomass/tropical](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/images/WHRC/WHRC_biomass_tropical_sample.png)

Dataset Availability
:   2012-01-29T00:00:00Z--2012-01-29T00:00:00Z

Dataset Producer
:


    [WHRC](https://www.woodwellclimate.org/)

Tags
:
    [aboveground](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/aboveground) [biomass](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/biomass) [carbon](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/carbon) [forest-biomass](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/forest-biomass) [geophysical](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/geophysical) [umd](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/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

**Bands**

Pixel size: 500 meters (all bands)

| Name | Units | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `Mg` | Mg/ha | 0\* | 503\* | 500 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](https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE1354)

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### Code Editor (JavaScript)

```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');
```
[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/WHRC/WHRC_biomass_tropical) [WHRC Pantropical National Level Carbon Stock Dataset](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/WHRC_biomass_tropical) 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). WHRC/biomass/tropical, aboveground,biomass,carbon,forest-biomass,geophysical,umd 2012-01-29T00:00:00Z/2012-01-29T00:00:00Z -90 -180 90 180 Google Earth Engine https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets

- [](https://doi.org/https://www.woodwellclimate.org/)
- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/WHRC_biomass_tropical)