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

ABSTRACT: 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 a

SUBMITTER: Schepaschenko D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6787017 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature