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Description

This dataset contains Landsat-derived locally-calibrated estimates of tree canopy cover (TCC) and forest stand age across global boreal forests from 1984-2020 in Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF (*.tif) format. These raster data span the circum-hemispheric boreal forest biome between 47 to 73 degrees north at 30 m resolution. Machine learning models calibrated with data from the World Reference System 2 were used to predict TCC from Landsat data at 30-m spatial resolution at annual temporal resolution. Through analysis of TCC time series, forest change estimates of stand age from 1984-2020 were developed. The broad spatial and temporal coverage of these data provide insight into forest and carbon dynamics of the global boreal forest system. Boreal forests store a large proportion of global soil and biomass carbon and have experienced disproportionately high levels of warming over the past century.

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-8 ,
LANDSAT-7 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
COMPUTERS
Instruments
OLI ,
TIRS ,
ETM+ ,
MSS ,
TM ,
Computer
Projects
ABoVE
Spatial Extent

N: 73 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL ,
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1984-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2539841646-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
24427
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Cover ,
Forests ,
Canopy Characteristics

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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Feng, M., Sexton, J. O., Wang, P., Channan, S., Montesano, P. M., Wagner, W., Wooten, M. R., & Neigh, C. S. (2022). ABoVE: Tree Canopy Cover and Stand Age from Landsat, Boreal Forest Biome, 1984-2020 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2012 Date Accessed: 2026-09-30

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