CATDS-CEC-SM L3 AGB Aggregated yearly global map of vegetation above ground biomass (AGB) obtained from SMOS' satellite optical thickness
This product is established from one of the SMOS product: the optical thickness. The optical thickness or VOD is obtained directly from SMOS data by use of the multi-angular capability. For low vegetation (grass, crops,...) it is linked mainly to the water content while for forested areas it is more linked to the above ground biomass (AGB). The product is a yearly aggregation of AGB derived using different references (ESA BIOMASS CCI, Avitabile AGB estimates etc...) and is available for SMOS life time (2010 - now)
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| Author(s)Auteur(s) | Arnaud Mialon
(CESBIO)
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| Contact(s)Contact(s) | Yann Kerr
(CESBIO)
CNES, IFREMER CESBIO (CATDS) |
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CATDS (CNES, IFREMER, CESBIO) |
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1 Introduction Monitoring Above Ground Biomass (AGB) is of prime importance to track the vegetation health and estimate the carbon stocks, among other applications. The Vegetation Optical Depth (VOD) derived from the multi-angular Brightness Temperatures (TB) measured by the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be processed in order to get a global AGB estimation |
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| Spatial informationsInformations géographiques |
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Arnaud Mialon (2023).CATDS-CEC-SM L3 AGB Aggregated yearly global map of vegetation above ground biomass (AGB) obtained from SMOS' satellite optical thickness.CNES, IFREMER CESBIO
https://doi.org/10.12770/95f76ff0-5d89-430d-80db-95fbdd77f543
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