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Description

This data set provides 30-meter gridded estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB), canopy height, and canopy coverage for the state of Maryland in 2011. Leaf-off LiDAR data were combined with high-resolution leaf-on agricultural imagery to select 848 field sampling sites for biomass measurements. The field-based estimates were related to LiDAR height and volume metrics through random forests regression models across three physiographic regions of Maryland.

Product Summary

Platforms
Airplane
Instruments
LIDAR
Spatial Extent

N: 39.95 S: 37.69 E: -74.82 W: -79.71

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2343143567-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
SUPERSEDED
Number of Files/Granules
7
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Biomass ,
Canopy Characteristics ,
Vegetation Cover

Citation

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Copy Citation

Dubayah, R. O., Swatantran, A., Huang, W., Duncanson, L., Johnson, K., Tang, H., O'Neill, E. G., & Hurtt, G. C. (2016). CMS: LiDAR-derived Aboveground Biomass, Canopy Height and Cover for Maryland, 2011 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1320 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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