Where the Trees Are

The National Biomass and Carbon Dataset reveals the location and the carbon storage of forests in the United States.

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NASA Earth Observatory map by Robert Simmon, based on multiple data sets compiled and analyzed by the Woods Hole Research Center. Data inputs include the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, the National Land Cover Database (based on Landsat) and the Forest Inventory and Analysis of the U.S. Forest Service. Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published January 11, 2012
Data acquired January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002

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