DATA SET DESCRIPTION
NAME
Passive microwave-based global aboveground biomass carbon dataset (1993-2012) version 1.0
FORMAT
NetCDF
SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS
0.25 degree regular global grid
TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS
annual average values for 1993-2012
VERSION HISTORY
Version 1.0 : data used by Liu et al. (Nature Climate Change, 2015)
DESCRIPTION
For a full description see Terms derived as documented in Liu et al. (2015) (see full reference below)
CONDITIONS OF USE
These data are free for any use under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
CITATION
Data reference:
Liu, Y.Y., A.I.J.M. van Dijk, R.A.M. de Jeu, J.G. Canadell, M.F. McCabe, J.P. Evans and G. Wang
Recent reversal in loss of global terrestrial biomass Nature Climate Change, 5, 2015 (doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2581)(http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v5/n5/full/nclimate2581.html)
Data download reference: http://wald.anu.edu.au/global-biomass/ and http://hydrology.unsw.edu.au/downloads/data/global-biomass/
Note: to prevent confusion, please include the version number when citing these data.
DATE PUBLISHED
31 March 2015
CUSTODIANS
- Yi Liu, University of New South Wales, Yi.liu@unsw.edu.au
- Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University, Albert.vandijk@anu.edu.au