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This data set provides carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) concentrations in green and senesced leaves. Vegetation characteristics reported include species growth habit, leaf area, mass, and mass loss with senescence. The data were compiled from 86 selected studies in 31 countries, and resulted in approximately 1,000 data points for both green and senesced leaves from woody and non-woody vegetation as described in Vergutz et al (2012). The studies were conducted from 1970-2009. There are two comma-delimited data files with this data set.
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Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Projects
Vegetation
Spatial Extent
N: 68.5S: -50E: 176.9W: -159.7
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1970-01-01 to 2009-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
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Vergutz, L., Manzoni, S., Porporato, A., Novais, R. F., & Jackson, R. B. (2012). A Global Database of Carbon and Nutrient Concentrations of Green and Senesced Leaves (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1106 Date Accessed: 2026-10-08
@article{vergutz_manzoni_porporato_novais_jackson_2012,
title={A Global Database of Carbon and Nutrient Concentrations of Green and Senesced Leaves},
url={https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/ornl-cloud-leaf-carbon-nutrients-1106-1},
DOI={10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1106},
abstractNote={This data set provides carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) concentrations in green and senesced leaves. Vegetation characteristics reported include species growth habit, leaf area, mass, and mass loss with senescence. The data were compiled from 86 selected studies in 31 countries, and resulted in approximately 1,000 data points for both green and senesced leaves from woody and non-woody vegetation as described in Vergutz et al (2012). The studies were conducted from 1970-2009. There are two comma-delimited data files with this data set.},
publisher={ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Vergutz, L. and Manzoni, S. and Porporato, A. and Novais, R.F. and Jackson, R.B.},
year={2012},
language={en},
}
Vergutz, L., Manzoni, S., Porporato, A., Novais, R. F., & Jackson, R. B. (2012). A Global Database of Carbon and Nutrient Concentrations of Green and Senesced Leaves (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1106 Date Accessed: 2026-10-08
Vergutz, L., et al. “A Global Database of Carbon and Nutrient Concentrations of Green and Senesced Leaves.” With ORNL DAAC, Version 1, ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center, 1 Jan. 2012, https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1106. Date Accessed: 2026-10-08
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