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Description

The global vegetation type data of 1 x 1 degree latitude and longitude resolution were designed for use in studies of climate and climate change. Vegetation data were compiled in digital form from approximately 100 published sources. The raw data base distinguished about 180 vegetation types that have been collapsed to 32. The vegetation data were encoded using the UNESCO classification system. Additional information about this data set can be found at http://www.giss.nasa.gov/data/landuse/vegeem.html. ORNL DAAC maintains information on related data sets in the Vegetation Collection. Data Citation The data set should be cited as follows: Matthews, E. 1999. Global Vegetation Types, 1971-1982. Available on-line from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2808090466-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
3
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
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.

Copy Citation

Matthews, E. (1999). Global Vegetation Types, 1971-1982 (Matthews) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/419 Date Accessed: 2026-05-04

Documents

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author Topic
Faustmann's Forest Harvest Rotation Seo, S. Niggol Vegetation Cover
The Economics of Optimal Growth Pathways: Evaluating the Health of the Planet's Natural and Ecological Resources Seo, S. Niggol Vegetation Cover
The Past as a Lens for Biodiversity Conservation on a Dynamically Changing Planet: Trophically integrated ecometric models as tools for demonstrating ... Short, Rachel A., McGuire, Jenny L., Polly, P. David, Lawing, A. Michelle Vegetation Cover
Von Thunen's Spatial Land Use: Grasslands and Cities Seo, S. Niggol Vegetation Cover
Geography of artiodactyl locomotor morphology as an environmental Short, Rachel A., Lawing, A. Michelle Vegetation Cover
Ecometrics: a trait-based approach to paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental reconstruction Vermillion, Wesley A., Polly, P. David, Head, Jason J., Eronen, Jussi T., Lawing, A. Michelle Vegetation Cover
The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project H-Series climate data record product Young, Alisa H., Knapp, Kenneth R., Inamdar, Anand, Hankins, William, Rossow, William B. Vegetation Cover
The climate dependence of the terrestrial carbon cycle, including parameter and structural uncertainties Smith, M. J., Purves, D. W., Vanderwel, M. C., Lyutsarev, V., Emmott, S. Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass, Soil Porosity, Carbon, Organic Matter, Soil Chemistry, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Ph, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Classification, Soil Horizons/Profile, Vegetation Cover
Performance of Different Soil Model Configurations in Simulating Ground Surface Temperature and Surface Fluxes Smirnova, Tatiana G., Brown, John M., Benjamin, Stanley G. Vegetation Cover, Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, Incoming Solar Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Reflectance, Solar Radiation, Surface Temperature, Air Temperature, Surface Winds, Precipitation Rate, Soil Temperature, Inundation, Soil Classification, Wetlands, Heat Flux, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Suspended Solids, Soil Texture
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