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New Tools and Services for SIF-ESDR Datasets

Submitted by ORNL DAAC Staff on 2022-03-22
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Global map of daily mean Solar Induced Fluorescence (SIF) for July 2010 at 0.05 degree resolution. The USA's Corn Belt (insert) showed the largest SIF emission during the growing Season (Image Credit: Jiaming Wen 2022).

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Datasets from the Solar Induced Fluorescence Earth Science Data Record (SIF-ESDR) have been integrated into ORNL DAAC subsetting tools, TDS with learning resources available, and Earthdata Cloud.
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Updated GEDI L4A AGBD Estimates Released

Submitted by ORNL DAAC Staff on 2022-03-22
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Example subset of aboveground biomass density (AGBD; Mg ha-1) predictions from the GEDI Level-4A footprint version 2.1 product over Northern California, USA, spanning April to July 2019. GEDI footprints are spaced 60m along track and 600m across-track.

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Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density Version 2.1 now available.

Lake & Wetland Classification, Alaska & Canada, 2017-2019

Submitted by ORNL DAAC Staff on 2022-03-22
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Figure 1. A preliminary wetland classification for Canadian Shield lakes north of Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. Missing data in some lakes appear as white spots

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High-resolution land cover classification focused on water and wetland vegetation classes over three NASA ABoVE Campaign regions.
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Dr. Kevin Schaefer

Submitted by ORNL DAAC Staff on 2022-03-22
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Dr. Kevin Schaefer, Measures a survey location with a high-precision GPS unit near Fairbanks, Alaska in 2018. Image Credit: Roger Michaelides

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Dr. Schaefer studies permafrost, believed to be the sleeping giant of climate change.
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PhotoSpec Products, 2019 & 2020 Spring Transition Season

Submitted by ORNL DAAC Staff on 2022-03-09
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Diagram of the field set-up. This dataset provides the products collected using PhotoSpec mounted at the top of the tower. Measurements collected from other instrumentation shown are not provided in this dataset. Source: Pierrat et al., 2021

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Daily averaged SIF, relative SIF, and chlorophyll-carotenoid index, as well as three more variables for both black spruce and larch targets.
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