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Description

This dataset provides global gridded estimates of forest aboveground carbon stocks and potential fluxes at a 0.01-degree resolution. It was derived by initializing a newly developed global Ecosystem Demography model (ED v3.0) with novel remote sensing observations of tree canopy height collected by GEDI and ICESat-2, two NASA spaceborne lidar missions. A total of 3.77 billion lidar samples were used to generate gridded canopy height histograms that were then linked to ED simulations of canopy height and carbon dynamics during ecosystem succession. This process constrained representation of contemporary forest conditions and associated carbon stocks and fluxes in the model. Inputs that drove these simulations included meteorology, carbon dioxide levels, and soil properties. The data are provided in cloud-optimized GeoTIFF format.

Product Summary

Platforms
ICESat-2 ,
ISS
Instruments
ATLAS ,
GEDI
Spatial Extent

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

Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2018-10-01 to 2021-10-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2756296671-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
6
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Carbon ,
Carbon Sequestration ,
Carbon Flux ,
Forests

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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.

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Ma, L., Hurtt, G. C., Tang, H., Lamb, R., Lister, A. J., Chini, L. P., Dubayah, R. O., Armston, J., Campbell, E., Duncanson, L., Healey, S. P., O'Neil-Dunne, J., Ott, L., Poulter, B., & Shen, Q. (2023). Global Forest Aboveground Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from GEDI and ICESat-2, 2018-2021 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2180 Date Accessed: 2026-05-02

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Aboveground biomass mapping of Canada with SAR and optical satellite Qin, Shuhong, Wang, Hong, Rogers, Cheryl, Bermudez, Jose, Lourenco, Ricardo Barros, Zhang, Jingru, Li, Xiuneng, Chau, Jenny, Tompalski, Piotr, Gonsamo, Alemu Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Flux, Forests
Invasion of Pine Wilt Disease: A threat to forest carbon storage in China Hu, Bohai, Huang, Wenjiang, Hao, Zhuoqing, Guo, Jing, Huang, Yanru, Cheng, Xiangzhe, Zhao, Jing, Jiao, Quanjun, Zhang, Biyao Photosynthesis, Primary Production, VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY, Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Flux, Forests
Contribution of vegetation fragments to carbon storage in agricultural landscapes of the Peruvian Amazon Vela Alvarado, Jorge Washinton, Clavo, Zoyla-Mirella, Ramirez-Flores, Noe, Villegas Panduro, Pedro Pablo, Saito Villanueva, Carlos Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Flux, Forests
Spatial heterogeneity of global forest aboveground carbon stocks and fluxes constrained by spaceborne lidar data and mechanistic modeling Ma, Lei, Hurtt, George, Tang, Hao, Lamb, Rachel, Lister, Andrew, Chini, Louise, Dubayah, Ralph, Armston, John, Campbell, Elliott, Duncanson, Laura, Healey, Sean, O'NeilDunne, Jarlath, Ott, Lesley, Poulter, Benjamin, Shen, Quan Plant Phenology, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Lidar, Topography, VEGETATION HEIGHT, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Biomass, LIDAR WAVEFORM, Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Flux, Forests
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