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ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000
Leaf Area Index (LAI) data from the scientific literature, covering the period from 1932-2000, have been compiled at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Distributed Active... -
ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993
This data set describes the geographic distributions of 17 classes of land cover based on the International Geosphere-Biosphere DISCover land cover legend (Loveland and Belward... -
ISLSCP II Historical Land Cover and Land Use, 1700-1990
The Historical Land Cover and Land Use data set was developed to provide the global change community with historical land use estimates. The data set describes historical land... -
ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992
The Historical Croplands Cover data set was developed to understand the consequences of historical changes in land use and land cover for ecosystem goods and services. In... -
ISLSCP II GIMMS Monthly NDVI, 1981-2002
The Global Inventory Modelling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data sets were generated to provide a 22-year satellite record of... -
ISLSCP II FASIR-adjusted NDVI, 1982-1998
The Fourier-Adjusted, Sensor and Solar zenith angle corrected, Interpolated, Reconstructed (FASIR) adjusted Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data sets were... -
ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR
The objective of this work was to produce a monthly climatology of broadband surface albedos for use in global numerical weather prediction models at the National Centers for... -
ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance
This data set contains monthly average snow-free surface shortwave albedo calculated for the period 1982-1998 and estimates of background soil/litter reflectances in the visible... -
ISLSCP II Ecosystem Rooting Depths
The goal of this study was to predict the global distribution of plant rooting depths based on data about global aboveground vegetation structure and climate. Vertical root... -
ISLSCP II C4 Vegetation Percentage
The photosynthetic composition (C3 or C4) of vegetation on the land surface is essential for accurate simulations of biosphere-atmosphere exchanges of carbon, water, and energy....