South America is Rich with Tropical Peat

A mapping effort found a great deal of new peat in tropical areas.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using data from Gumbricht, T., et al. (2017). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published December 19, 2017
Data acquired 2011

Sources:

Aqua > MODIS

Model

Space Shuttle > SRTM

Terra > MODIS