ORNL DAAC Data Set PRE-LBA CABARE MAPPED LAND SURFACE AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS, RONDONIA, BRAZIL

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Project: LBA

Project: LBA
The Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) is an intensive scientific investigation of the tropical rainforest of Brazil and portions of adjacent countries. Like FIFE and BOREAS, this project uses intensive remote-sensing techniques and ground-based experiments to investigate the atmosphere-biosphere-hydrosphere dynamics of this large tropical region. The LBA Project encompasses several scientific disciplines, or components. The LBA-ECO component focuses on the question: "How do tropical forest conversion, regrowth, and selective logging influence carbon storage, nutrient dynamics, trace gas fluxes, and the prospect for sustainable land use in Amazonia?"

Data Set: PRE-LBA CABARE MAPPED LAND SURFACE AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS, RONDONIA, BRAZIL

Data Set: PRE-LBA CABARE MAPPED LAND SURFACE AND VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS, RONDONIA, BRAZIL
Surface parameter digital maps of vegetation, soil, and topography were obtained for Rondonia, Brazil, covering the 5x5 degree region bounded by 13-8 degrees S and 65-60 degrees W. Numerical maps of the natural landscape structure were prepared by digitizing existing 1:1,000,000 maps. Satellite data give information about the most recent modifications of the surface due to human activities. This mapping work was the first step of a mesoscale meteorological modeling program (Calvet et al., 1997) in forested and deforested Southwestern Amazonia (Rondonia, Brazil). This work was performed in the framework of a research program (CABARE) supported by the European Union, CEC Environment Program. Data are provided in ArcGIS ArcInfo grid ascii format for the following surface parameters: Elevation of terrain of the Rondonia region (altitude.txt) LANDSAT-derived vegetation classification of the Rondonia region in 1993-1994 (classify.txt) Soil classification of the Rondonia region (soil.txt) Sand and Clay of the Rondonia region (sand.txt and clay.txt) Vegetation classification of the Rondonia region from RADAMBRASIL (Macedo et al., 1979) (vegetation.txt)

Detailed Documentation: Data Set Reference Document

Companion Files:

• altitude.gif
• altveg_land.gif
• classify.gif
• clay.gif
• Pre_LBA_CABARE.pdf
• sand.gif
• silt.gif
• soil.gif
• vegetation.gif

Citation:

Citation:
Santos Alvala, R.C., G. Jaubert, C.A. Nobre, I.R. Wright, J. Noilhan, J.C. Calvet. 2009. Pre-LBA CABARE Mapped Land Surface and Vegetation Characteristics, Rondonia, Brazil. Data set. Available on-line [http://daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/918

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All Data Taken At Latitude: 8.00S To 13.00S, Longitude: 60.00W To 65.00W

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