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Data description paper |
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Annual maps of forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon from analyses of PALSAR and MODIS images
Yuanwei Qin
School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Xiangming Xiao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, 1 Arts Link, Kent Ridge, 117570 Singapore
Ralph Dubayah
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Russell Doughty
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Diyou Liu
College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Fang Liu
School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Yosio Shimabukuro
Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, INPE, São José dos Campos, SP 12227, Brazil
Egidio Arai
Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, INPE, São José dos Campos, SP 12227, Brazil
Xinxin Wang
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science and Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
Berrien Moore III
College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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Forest definition has two major biophysical parameters, i.e., canopy height and canopy coverage. However, few studies have assessed forest cover maps in terms of these two parameters at a large scale. Here, we assessed the annual forest cover maps in the Brazilian Amazon using 1.1 million footprints of canopy height and canopy coverage. Over 93 % of our forest cover maps are consistent with the FAO forest definition, showing the high accuracy of these forest cover maps in the Brazilian Amazon.
Forest definition has two major biophysical parameters, i.e., canopy height and canopy coverage....
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