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The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass.

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Schepaschenko, D; Chave, J; Phillips, OL; Lewis, SL; Davies, SJ; Réjou-Méchain, M; Sist, P; Scipal, K; Perger, C; Herault, B; Labrière, N ...
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October 2019
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Forest biomass is an essential indicator for monitoring the Earth's ecosystems and climate. It is a critical input to greenhouse gas accounting, estimation of carbon losses and forest degradation, assessment of renewable energy potential, and for developing climate change mitigation policies such as REDD+, among others. Wall-to-wall mapping of aboveground biomass (AGB) is now possible with satellite remote sensing (RS). However, RS methods require extant, up-to-date, reliable, representative and comparable in situ data for calibration and validation. Here, we present the Forest Observation System (FOS) initiative, an international cooperation to establish and maintain a global in situ forest biomass database. AGB and canopy height estimates with their associated uncertainties are derived at a 0.25 ha scale from field measurements made in permanent research plots across the world's forests. All plot estimates are geolocated and have a size that allows for direct comparison with many RS measurements. The FOS offers the potential to improve the accuracy of RS-based biomass products while developing new synergies between the RS and ground-based ecosystem research communities.

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Published In

Scientific data

DOI

10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1

EISSN

2052-4463

ISSN

2052-4463

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

198

Related Subject Headings

  • Remote Sensing Technology
  • Forests
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Biomass
 

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Schepaschenko, D., Chave, J., Phillips, O. L., Lewis, S. L., Davies, S. J., Réjou-Méchain, M., … Zo-Bi, I. C. (2019). The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass. Scientific Data, 6(1), 198. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1
Schepaschenko, Dmitry, Jérôme Chave, Oliver L. Phillips, Simon L. Lewis, Stuart J. Davies, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Plinio Sist, et al. “The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass.” Scientific Data 6, no. 1 (October 2019): 198. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1.
Schepaschenko D, Chave J, Phillips OL, Lewis SL, Davies SJ, Réjou-Méchain M, et al. The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass. Scientific data. 2019 Oct;6(1):198.
Schepaschenko, Dmitry, et al. “The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass.” Scientific Data, vol. 6, no. 1, Oct. 2019, p. 198. Epmc, doi:10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1.
Schepaschenko D, Chave J, Phillips OL, Lewis SL, Davies SJ, Réjou-Méchain M, Sist P, Scipal K, Perger C, Herault B, Labrière N, Hofhansl F, Affum-Baffoe K, Aleinikov A, Alonso A, Amani C, Araujo-Murakami A, Armston J, Arroyo L, Ascarrunz N, Azevedo C, Baker T, Bałazy R, Bedeau C, Berry N, Bilous AM, Bilous SY, Bissiengou P, Blanc L, Bobkova KS, Braslavskaya T, Brienen R, Burslem DFRP, Condit R, Cuni-Sanchez A, Danilina D, Del Castillo Torres D, Derroire G, Descroix L, Sotta ED, d’Oliveira MVN, Dresel C, Erwin T, Evdokimenko MD, Falck J, Feldpausch TR, Foli EG, Foster R, Fritz S, Garcia-Abril AD, Gornov A, Gornova M, Gothard-Bassébé E, Gourlet-Fleury S, Guedes M, Hamer KC, Susanty FH, Higuchi N, Coronado ENH, Hubau W, Hubbell S, Ilstedt U, Ivanov VV, Kanashiro M, Karlsson A, Karminov VN, Killeen T, Koffi J-CK, Konovalova M, Kraxner F, Krejza J, Krisnawati H, Krivobokov LV, Kuznetsov MA, Lakyda I, Lakyda PI, Licona JC, Lucas RM, Lukina N, Lussetti D, Malhi Y, Manzanera JA, Marimon B, Junior BHM, Martinez RV, Martynenko OV, Matsala M, Matyashuk RK, Mazzei L, Memiaghe H, Mendoza C, Mendoza AM, Moroziuk OV, Mukhortova L, Musa S, Nazimova DI, Okuda T, Oliveira LC, Ontikov PV, Osipov AF, Pietsch S, Playfair M, Poulsen J, Radchenko VG, Rodney K, Rozak AH, Ruschel A, Rutishauser E, See L, Shchepashchenko M, Shevchenko N, Shvidenko A, Silveira M, Singh J, Sonké B, Souza C, Stereńczak K, Stonozhenko L, Sullivan MJP, Szatniewska J, Taedoumg H, Ter Steege H, Tikhonova E, Toledo M, Trefilova OV, Valbuena R, Gamarra LV, Vasiliev S, Vedrova EF, Verhovets SV, Vidal E, Vladimirova NA, Vleminckx J, Vos VA, Vozmitel FK, Wanek W, West TAP, Woell H, Woods JT, Wortel V, Yamada T, Nur Hajar ZS, Zo-Bi IC. The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass. Scientific data. 2019 Oct;6(1):198.

Published In

Scientific data

DOI

10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1

EISSN

2052-4463

ISSN

2052-4463

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

198

Related Subject Headings

  • Remote Sensing Technology
  • Forests
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Biomass