Gridded Global Vegetation Types

Matthews, Elaine

doi:10.15485/1464257

Title: Gridded Global Vegetation Types

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Global digital databases of natural vegetation and land use were compiled, for use in climate studies, at 1 degree resolution from over 100 published sources. A series of 6 data sets, derived from the original compilations, was prepared and archived on tape at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) (Matthews, 1984). The first, this database, is a vegetation data set representing natural (pre-agricultural) vegetation based on the UNESCO classification system. The ecosystem classifications used are: 1. tropical evergreen rainforest, mangrove forest; 2. tropical/subtropical evergreen seasonal broadleaved forest; 3. subtropical evergreen rainforest; 4. temperate/subpolar evergreen rainforest; 5. temperate evergreen seasonal broadleaved forest, summer rain; 6. evergreen broadleaved sclerophyllous forest winter rain; 7. tropical/subtropical evergreen needleleaved forest; 8. temperate/subpolar evergreen needleleaved forest; 9. tropical/subtropical drought-deciduous forest; 10. cold-deciduous forest, with evergreens; 11. cold-deciduous forest, without evergreens; 12. xeromorphic forest/woodland; 13. evergreen broadleaved sclerophyllous woodland; 14. evergreen needleleaved woodland; 15. tropical/subtropical drought-deciduous woodlands; 16. cold-deciduous woodland; 17. evergreen broadleaved shrubland/thicket, evergreen dwarf-shrubland; 18. evergreen needleleaved or microphyllous shrubland/thicket; 19. drought-deciduous shrubland/thicket; 20. cold-deciduous subalpine/polar shrubland, cold-deciduous dwarf shrubland; 21. xeromorphic shrubland/dwarf shrubland; 22. arctic/alpine tundra, mossy bog; 23. tall/medium/short grassland with 10-40% woody tree cover; 24. tall/medium/short grassland with < 10% woodymore »« less

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Matthews, Elaine

Goddard Space Flight Center, Institute for Space Studies; ESS-DIVE

Publication Date:: Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

Other Number(s):: cdiac:Vegetation_Types_Matthews

Research Org.:: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Demensions; Elaine Matthews; Global Vegitation Types (32); Gridded Ecosystem Classifications; Max.; Min.; Natural Vegetation; Number of Records in data file; Veg-Type-10: Cold-Deciduous forest, with evergreens; Veg-Type-11: Cold-Deciduous forest, without evergreens; Veg-Type-12: xeromorphic forest/woodland; Veg-Type-13: evergreen broadleaved sclerophyllous woodlands; Veg-Type-14: evergreen needle leaved woodland; Veg-Type-15: Tropical/Subtropical drought-deciduous woodland; Veg-Type-16: Cold-deciduous woodland; Veg-Type-17: evergreen broadleaved shrubland/thicket, evergreen dwarf-shrubland; Veg-Type-18: evergreen needleleaved or microphyllous shrubland/thicket; Veg-Type-19: drought-deciduous shrubland/thicket; Veg-Type-1: Tropical evergreen rainforest, mangrove forest; Veg-Type-20: cold-deciduous subalpine/subpolar shrubland, cold-deciduous swarf shrubland; Veg-Type-21: xeromorphic shrubland/dwarf shrubland; Veg-Type-22: arctic/alpine tundra, mossy bog; Veg-Type-23: tall/medium/short grassland with 10-40% woody tree cover; Veg-Type-24: tall/mediu,/short grassland with <10% woody tree cover or tuft-pland cover; Veg-Type-25: tall/medium/short grassland with shrub cover; Veg-Type-26: tall grassland, no woody cover; Veg-Type-27: medium grassland, no woody cover; Veg-Type-28: meadow, short grassland, no woody cover; Veg-Type-29: forb formations; Veg-Type-2: Tropical/Subtropical evergreen seasonal broadleaved forest; Veg-Type-30: desert; Veg-Type-31: ice; Veg-Type-32: cultivation; Veg-Type-3: Subtropical evergreen rainforest; Veg-Type-4: Temperate/Subpolar evergreen rainforest; Veg-Type-5: Temperate evergreen seasonal broadleaved forest, summer rain; Veg-Type-6: evergreen broadleaved sclerophyllous forest wither rain; Veg-Type-7: Tropical/subtropical evergreen needleleaved forest; Veg-Type-8: Temperate/subpolar evergreen needleleaved forest; Veg-Type-9: Tropical/Subtropical drought-deciduous forest

OSTI Identifier:: 1464257

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15485/1464257

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  title        = {Gridded Global Vegetation Types},

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  abstractNote = {Global digital databases of natural vegetation and land use were compiled, for use in climate studies, at 1 degree resolution from over 100 published sources. A series of 6 data sets, derived from the original compilations, was prepared and archived on tape at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) (Matthews, 1984). The first, this database, is a vegetation data set representing natural (pre-agricultural) vegetation based on the UNESCO classification system. The ecosystem classifications used are: 1. tropical evergreen rainforest, mangrove forest; 2. tropical/subtropical evergreen seasonal broadleaved forest; 3. subtropical evergreen rainforest; 4. temperate/subpolar evergreen rainforest; 5. temperate evergreen seasonal broadleaved forest, summer rain; 6. evergreen broadleaved sclerophyllous forest winter rain; 7. tropical/subtropical evergreen needleleaved forest; 8. temperate/subpolar evergreen needleleaved forest; 9. tropical/subtropical drought-deciduous forest; 10. cold-deciduous forest, with evergreens; 11. cold-deciduous forest, without evergreens; 12. xeromorphic forest/woodland; 13. evergreen broadleaved sclerophyllous woodland; 14. evergreen needleleaved woodland; 15. tropical/subtropical drought-deciduous woodlands; 16. cold-deciduous woodland; 17. evergreen broadleaved shrubland/thicket, evergreen dwarf-shrubland; 18. evergreen needleleaved or microphyllous shrubland/thicket; 19. drought-deciduous shrubland/thicket; 20. cold-deciduous subalpine/polar shrubland, cold-deciduous dwarf shrubland; 21. xeromorphic shrubland/dwarf shrubland; 22. arctic/alpine tundra, mossy bog; 23. tall/medium/short grassland with 10-40% woody tree cover; 24. tall/medium/short grassland with < 10% woody tree cover or tuft-plant cover; 25. tall/medium/short grassland with shrub cover; 26. tall grassland, no woody cover; 27. medium grassland, no woody cover; 28. meadow, short grassland, no woody cover; 29. forb formations; 30. desert; 31. ice; and 32. cultivation.},

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