The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0196-1.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0196-1.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41597-019-0196-1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Forest Observation System, building a global reference dataset for remote sensing of forest biomass
Original language description
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.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Scientific Data
ISSN
2052-4463
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
oct
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
198
UT code for WoS article
000489560800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85073114444