The ORNL DAAC is pleased to announce the release of the following data set prepared by A. Iio and A. Ito.
A Global Database of Field-observed Leaf Area Index in Woody Plant Species, 1932-2011. This data set provides global leaf area index (LAI) values for woody species. The data are a compilation of field-observed data from 1,216 locations obtained from 554 literature sources published between 1932 and 2011. Original LAI values from source literature and values standardized using the definition of half of total surface area (HSA) are included. Supporting information, such as geographical coordinates of plot, elevation, stand age, name of dominant species, plant functional types, and climate data are also provided.
The ORNL DAAC is one of twelve NASA funded Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) and is responsible for archiving and distributing terrestrial ecology and biogeochemical dynamics data.