Skip to main content

Description

This data set reports on Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Specific Leaf Area (SLA) measurements collected from forest and pasture sites in or near the Tapajos National Forest (TNF), 80 km south of the city of Santarem, Para, Brazil. The collections were between October 1999 and June 2003 from tower sites accessed via the km 67 forest entrance. There are 2 comma-delimited ASCII data files with this data set, and 1 companion data file which provides site descriptions.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
LICOR LEAF AREA METER ,
BALANCE
Spatial Extent

N: 2.75 S: -3.0202 E: 54.8885 W: -55

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1999-10-28 to 2003-12-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2777836456-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Canopy Characteristics ,
Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure ,
Leaf Characteristics

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

Ehleringer, J. R., Martinelli, L. A., & Ometto, J. P. H. B. (2011). LBA-ECO CD-02 Forest Canopy Structure, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil: 1999-2003 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1009 Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION