CATDS-CEC-SM L3 AGB Aggregated yearly global map of vegetation above ground biomass (AGB) obtained from SMOS' satellite optical thickness
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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)
publicationJan 11, 2023
Temporal CoverageJan 12, 2010
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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
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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- Note technique SO-TN-CB-GS-108 Technical note describing the products (yearly global AGB maps from SMOS
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- FTP access All products are also available by FTP : server ftp.ifremer.fr, login ext-catds-cecsm, passwd catds2010, path Land_products/L4_Above_Ground_Biomass
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