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This dataset provides temporally consistent and harmonized global maps of aboveground and belowground biomass carbon density for the year 2010 at a 300-m spatial resolution. The aboveground biomass map integrates land-cover specific, remotely sensed maps of woody, grassland, cropland, and tundra biomass. Input maps were amassed from the published literature and, where necessary, updated to cover the focal extent or time period. The belowground biomass map similarly integrates matching maps derived from each aboveground biomass map and land-cover specific empirical models. Aboveground and belowground maps were then integrated separately using ancillary maps of percent tree cover and landcover and a rule-based decision tree. Maps reporting the accumulated uncertainty of pixel-level estimates are also provided.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 84 S: -61.1 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2764708636-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
4
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Biomass ,
Forests ,
Grasslands ,
Alpine/Tundra

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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Spawn, S. A., & Gibbs, H. K. (2020). Global Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Carbon Density Maps for the Year 2010 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1763 Date Accessed: 2026-05-30

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Comparison of Global Aboveground Biomass Estimates From Satellite El Masri, Bassil, Xiao, Jingfeng Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Terrestrial Ecosystems, LIDAR WAVEFORM
Land change, fire, and climate weaken carbon sink in the conterminous United States Liu, Jinxun, Sleeter, Benjamin M., Zhu, Zhiliang, Cochrane, Mark A., Zhou, Qiang, Wang, Bin, Domke, Grant M., Selmants, Paul C., Windham-Myers, Lisamarie, Zhu, Qiuan, Wilson, Tamara S., Byrd, Kristin B., Ward, Eric J., Sohl, Terry L., Hawbaker, Todd J., Zhang, Zhen, Soulard, Christopher E., Wickland, Kimberly P., Striegl, Robert G. Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Litter Characteristics, Carbon
The Biomass Carbon Sequestration Potential in China's Drylands Tan, Zimin, Wang, Shuai, Wei, Fangli, Li, Changjia, Fu, Fengyu, Wang, Lixin Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Technology transfer and innovation for climate resilience in urban areas: possible integration of ecosystem services in urban planning in Reggio Calabria (Italy) Moraci, Francesca, Barresi, Alessandra, Trimboli, Francesco, Bova, Pietro Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Species diversity advances autumn senescence via enhanced belowground carbon allocation in semi-arid grasslands Cheng, Huan, Qiao, Yuxin, Zhu, HuaZhong, Zhu, YunQiang, Jia, Qianru, Yang, Yuchuan, Zhong, Huaping, Zohner, Constantin M., Liu, Jianquan Reflectance, Anisotropy, Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Soil organic and inorganic carbon pools in the Loess Plateau: New estimation, change and trade-offs Wu, Jianzhao, Deng, Lei, Kuzyakov, Yakov, Huang, Yuanyuan, Song, Xiaodong, Nie, Ming, Deng, Jianming, Zhao, Peng, Liao, Yang, Dong, Lingbo, Wang, Xiaozhen, Li, Jiwei, Yang, Feng, Wang, Bing, Shangguan, Zhouping Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Resolving the changing pace of Arctic rivers Geyman, Emily C., Lamb, Michael P. Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Revisiting the Role of China's Protected Areas in Carbon Storage Wang, Shuhan, Peng, Jian, Lin, Yifan, Hu, Tao Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
the SESaME Human-Earth atlas Faisal, Abdullah Al, Kaye, Maxwell, Ahmed, Maimoonah, Galbraith, Eric D. Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, AEROSOL ABSORPTION, UV Aerosol Index, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Forest degradation contributes more to carbon loss than forest cover loss in North American boreal forests Yu, Ling, Fan, Lei, Ciais, Philippe, Xiao, Jingfeng, Frappart, Frederic, Sitch, Stephen, Chen, Jingming, Xiao, Xiangming, Fensholt, Rasmus, Chang, Zhongbing, Fang, Hongqian, Li, Xiaojun, Cui, Tiangxiang, Ma, Mingguo, Wigneron, Jean-Pierre Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils
Historical impacts of grazing on carbon stocks and climate mitigation opportunities Ren, Shuai, Terrer, Cesar, Li, Juan, Cao, Yingfang, Yang, Shanshan, Liu, Dan Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Carbon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Organic Matter
Impact of industrial logging concession on deforestation and forest degradation in the DRC Chervier, Colas, Ximenes, Arimatea C., Mihigo, Blaise-Pascal Ntirumenyerwa, Doumenge, Charles Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Carbon sink, mitigation, and sequestration under climate change Mabidi, Annah, Miambo, Donald, Chichinye, Angella, Sebata, Allan Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Multi-scenario evolutionary simulation of land cover-based carbon stock during rapid urbanization: a case of shijiazhuang city Li, Qiang, Kong, Lingran Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Analysing the potential impacts of land use land cover (LULC) transformation on present and future carbon sequestration capabilities in the central Himalayas Khan, Zainab, Khalid, Waiza, Ali, Sk Ajim, Shamim, Syed Kausar, Ahmad, Ateeque Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Global Emissions Inventory from Open Biomass Burning (GEIOBB): utilizing Liu, Yang, Chen, Jie, Shi, Yusheng, Zheng, Wei, Shan, Tianchan, Wang, Gang Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Global Spatial Projections of Forest Soil Respiration and Associated Uncertainties Feng, Lingxia, Jiang, Junjie, Hu, Junguo, Zhu, Chao, Wu, Zhiwei, Li, Guangliang, Chen, Taolve Soil Respiration, Ecosystem Functions, Soil Respiration, Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Burned Area Mapping and Carbon Emmission Estimates for the 2023 Canada Wildfires Based on FY-3D/Mersi-II Observations Wang, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Mingwei, Mu, Xihan, Li, Guicai Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Assessing contemporary Arctic habitat availability for a woolly mammoth proxy Poquerusse, Jessie, Brown, Casey Lance, Gaillard, Camille, Doughty, Chris, Dalen, Love, Gallagher, Austin J., Wooller, Matthew, Zimov, Nikita, Church, George M., Lamm, Ben, Hysolli, Eriona Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Vegetation Species, Land Use Classes, Terrain Elevation, Vegetation Cover
Modelling Multi-Scenario Ecological Network Patterns and Dynamic Spatial Conservation Priorities in Mining Areas Zhang, Wanqiu, Jiang, Zeru, Dai, Huayang, Lin, Gang, Liu, Kun, Yan, Ruiwen, Zhu, Yuanhao Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Substantial terrestrial carbon emissions from global expansion of impervious surface area Qiu, Linghua, He, Junhao, Yue, Chao, Ciais, Philippe, Zheng, Chunmiao Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Human footprints in the Global South accelerate biomass carbon loss in ecologically sensitive regions Geng, Mengqing, Li, Xuecao, Mu, Haowei, Yu, Guojiang, Chai, Li, Yang, Zhongwen, Liu, Haimeng, Huang, Jianxi, Liu, Han, Ju, Zhengshan Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Ideas and perspectives: Alleviation of functional limitations by soil Blume-Werry, Gesche, Klaminder, Jonatan, Krab, Eveline J., Monteux, Sylvain Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Increasing atmospheric dryness reduces boreal forest tree growth Mirabel, Ariane, Girardin, Martin P., Metsaranta, Juha, Way, Danielle, Reich, Peter B. Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra
Impacts of urbanisation on vegetation dynamics in Chinese cities Zhang, Zhijie, Zhao, Wenwu, Liu, Yue, Pereira, Paulo Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production
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