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LBA/South American Data -- Land Cover Map of South America

Entry ID: EOSWEBSTER_LBA_SA_Land_CoverMap

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Summary

Abstract: This 1 km resolution 41-class land cover classification map of South
America was produced from 1-15 km National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)
data over the time period 1987 through 1991.

These data were originally acquired from Woods Hole Research Center
(http://terra.whrc.org/science/tropfor/setLBA.htm) and were modified
as described in documentation provided when data are ordered from
EOS-WEBSTER.

Digital images of these data are also available from the EOS-WEBSTER
Image Gallary. Please see the Data Tab at the following URL:
http://www.eos-webster.sr.unh.edu. These images can be downloaded as
JPEGs and used directly in a document or printed.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: EOS-WEBSTER Earth Science Information Partner (ESIP) provides
terrestrial ecosystem research data via a web-based search, subset and
order system.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 12.5

S: -56.0

E: -35.0

W: -81.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Stone, T.A., P. Schlesinger, G.M. Woodwell, and R.A. Houghton

Dataset Title: A Map of the Vegetation of South America Based on Satellite Imagery.

Dataset Series Name: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Issue Identification: 60(5):541-551

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
EOSWEBSTER_LBA_SA

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1987-01-01

Stop Date: 1991-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > BRAZIL

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: .0083 deg
Longitude Resolution: .0083 deg

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE CLASSES

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND COVER

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE CLASSES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Project

LBA > Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

EOS-WEBSTER

LAND COVER MAP

LBA

Originating Center

Data Center

EOS-EARTHDATA, Complex Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, Univ. of New Hampshire

Data Center URL: http://eos-earthdata.sr.unh.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DENISE BLAHA Phone: 1-603-862-3785 Fax: 603-862-0188 Email: support at cooa.sr.unh.edu Contact Address: Complex Systems Research Center Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space Morse Hall University of New Hampshire City: Durham Province or State: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03824 Country: USA