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Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1103-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1103-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Data description article
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10 Feb 2026
Data description article |  | 10 Feb 2026

1 km annual forest cover and plant functional type dataset for China from 1981 to 2023

Bo Liu, Boyan Li, Fulai Feng, Yangcan Bao, Jing Li, and Qi Feng

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We present a 1 km annual dataset of forest cover and nine plant functional types (PFTs) for China, spanning 1981–2023. By integrating multi-source remote sensing imagery with National Forest Inventory data, this dataset reveals spatiotemporal dynamics consistent with China's massive afforestation and ecological restoration initiatives. It serves as a critical tool for clarifying the impacts of forest cover change on the regional terrestrial carbon balance. 
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