Raster · collection · 2026
Aboveground Biomass and Cover, ALOS PALSAR ScanSAR, Greater Kruger NP, S Africa, 2018
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
This dataset contains estimates of aboveground woody biomass density (AGBD) and woody canopy cover from the Greater Kruger National Park region, South Africa in September 2018 at 100-m resolution.
Description
Estimates were derived from data from the Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 (PALSAR-2) on the ALOS-2 ScanSAR using a Power Law Model (PLM) calibrated for natural savanna ecosystems. Training data for the PLM included AGBD and canopy cover from 1ha field plots derived from field measurements and Airborne laser scanning data.
The PLM then used ALOS 2 PALSAR2 data to estimate AGBD and cover across the study area. This analysis was conducted as part of a NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) project entitled SavannaBio: Biomass Estimation with New Spaceborne Missions for MRV in Dry Forests and Savannas.
Links
Get the data
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search?q=Biomass_Cover_GreaterKruger_NP_2512&ac=true ↗
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download · from NASA CMR
Where it is published
- Data set Landing Page DOI URL doi.org/10.3334/ornldaac/2512 ↗
landing page · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/cms/Biomass_Cover_GreaterKruger_NP/comp/Biomass_Cover_G… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Browse Image daac.ornl.gov/CMS/guides/Biomass_Cover_GreaterKruger_NP_Fig1.png ↗
preview image · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4289720514-ORNL_CLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C4289720514-ORNL_CLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
Provenance · 1 source records, 16 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C4289720514-ORNL_CLOUD | 6 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:computer | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:palsar-2 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/canopy-characteristics | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/vegetation-cover | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/woody-biomass | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:alos-2 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:models | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |