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SNF_CJ_VEG SNF Vegetation Cover Data: C. Jarvis SNF Vegetation Cover Data: C. Jarvis 1996 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center Online Files doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/189 189

ABSTRACT: This data set documentation is currently in work. In the interim, an abstract of the entire Superior National Forest (SNF) data collection activity from which the SNF Vegetation Cover Data: C. Jarvis Data Set is a product is being provided. During the summers of 1983 and 1984, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducted an intensive experiment in a portion of the Superior National Forest (SNF) near Ely, Minnesota, USA. The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the ability of remote sensing to provide estimates of biophysical properties of ecosystems, such as leaf area index (LAI), biomass and net primary productivity (NPP). The study area covered a 50 x 50 km area centered at approximately 48 degrees North latitude and 92 degrees West longitude in northeastern Minnesota at the southern edge of the North American boreal forest. The SNF is mostly covered by boreal forest. Boreal forests were chosen for this project because of their relative taxonomic simplicity, their great extent, and their potential sensitivity to climatic change. Satellite, aircraft, helicopter and ground observations were obtained for the study area. These data comprise a unique dataset for the investigation of the relationships between the radiometric and biophysical properties of vegetated canopies. This is perhaps the most complete dataset of its type ever collected over a forested region.

1984-05-10 1984-06-12 COMPLETE 47.6575 48.1697 -92.5058 -91.7658 FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURE|| FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURE ESIP Earth Science Information Partners Program EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data Information System TECHNICAL CONTACT ORNL DAAC User Services ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE 37831 USA DIF AUTHOR ORNL DAAC User Services ornldaac@ornl.gov (865) 241-3952 (865) 574-4665

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Oak Ridge Tennessee 37831-6407 USA EARTH SCIENCE BIOSPHERE VEGETATION FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURE EARTH SCIENCE BIOSPHERE VEGETATION LEAF CHARACTERISTICS EARTH SCIENCE BIOSPHERE VEGETATION PLANT CHARACTERISTICS EARTH SCIENCE BIOSPHERE VEGETATION VEGETATION COVER EARTH SCIENCE BIOSPHERE VEGETATION VEGETATION SPECIES STEEL MEASURING TAPE FIELD INVESTIGATION EARTH SCIENCE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS FIELD INVESTIGATION EARTH SCIENCE EOSDIS GET DATA http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=189 VIEW RELATED INFORMATION https://daac.ornl.gov//SNF/guides/veg_cover_cjarvis.html SNF Vegetation Cover Data: C. Jarvis USA/NASA ENGLISH GCMD CEOS IDN DIF VERSION 9.0