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Description

This data set provides the spatial distributions of vegetation types, geobotanical characteristics, and physiographic features for the circumpolar Arctic tundra biome for the period 1982-2003. Specific attributes include dominant vegetation, bioclimate subzones, floristic subprovinces, landscape types, lake coverage, Arctic treeline, elevation, and substrate chemistry data. Vegetation indices, trends, and biomass estimate products for the circumpolar Arctic through 2010 are also provided.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD SURVEYS ,
LANDSAT-5
Instruments
STEEL MEASURING TAPE ,
AVHRR
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 55.8 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1982-06-01 to 2010-09-30
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2170968604-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
11
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Terrain Elevation ,
Landscape Patterns ,
Vegetation Cover ,
Biomass ,
Air Temperature ,
Vegetation Species ,
Forests

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Cooper, D. J., & Raynolds, M. K. (2018). Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1323 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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