Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012
This data set provides annual estimates of tree mortality due to fires and bark beetles from 2003 to 2012 on forestland in the continental western United States. Tree mortality was estimated at 1-km spatial resolution by combining tree aboveground carbon (AGC) and disturbance data sets derived largely from remote sensing. Tree mortality is expressed as the amount of AGC stored in trees killed by disturbance (Mg C per hectare). The data set also includes annual uncertainty maps that were generated using a Monte Carlo approach in which tree biomass, biomass carbon content, and disturbance severity were iteratively varied by their uncertainty.
Data Citation
Berner, L.T., B.E. Law, A.J. Meddens, and J.A. Hicke. 2017. Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1512
Data center: ORNL DAAC
Sponsor: NASA EOSDIS
