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Description

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. 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.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS ,
ALOS-2
Instruments
Computer ,
PALSAR-2
Projects
CMS
Spatial Extent

N: -22.2212 S: -25.6148 E: 32.2669 W: 30.1511

Location
SOUTH AFRICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2018-09-01 to 2018-09-30
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C4289720514-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
WOODY BIOMASS ,
Canopy Characteristics ,
Vegetation Cover

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Wessels, K., & Armston, J. (2026). Aboveground Biomass and Cover, ALOS PALSAR ScanSAR, Greater Kruger NP, S Africa, 2018 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2512 Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

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