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This dataset provides maps of woody (tree and shrub) cover and biomass across Sub-Saharan Africa at a resolution of 1 km for the period 2000-2004. Canopy cover observations and remote-sensing data related to woody vegetation were used to predict woody cover across Africa. Predicted woody cover, canopy height, and tree allometry were used to estimate woody biomass for Sub-Saharan Africa. Canopy cover observations were assembled from field measurements and Google Earth imagery collected from 2000-2004. Remote-sensing data related to the structural attributes of woody vegetation were derived from MODIS optical data and Q-SCAT (Quick Scatterometer) microwave measurements. Canopy height estimates were derived from spaceborne lidar and tree allometry equations were retrieved from GlobAllomeTree.

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Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Projects
Vegetation
Spatial Extent

N: 22.0081 S: -34.8145 E: 61.5253 W: -20.6077

Location
EASTERN AFRICA ,
SOUTHERN AFRICA ,
WESTERN AFRICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-01-01 to 2005-01-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2762262652-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Biomass ,
Deserts ,
Shrubland/Scrub ,
Carbon ,
Canopy Characteristics

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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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Hanan, N. P., Prihodko, L., Ross, C. W., Bucini, G., & Tredennick, A. T. (2020). Gridded Estimates of Woody Cover and Biomass across Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2004 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1777 Date Accessed: 2026-10-07

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