SeaWiFS image by Jacques Descloitres (NASA EOS LDOP)
Index of Characterization Layers
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Land Cover |
Tree Cover |
Landcov Biomes |
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Uardry - Australia |
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Mandalgovi - Mongolia |
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Data Sets
Further information regarding the generation of these materials.
Access Characterizations Spreadsheet, GeoTIFFs & Grid files on CD-ROM
(In the 'eos_data' folder of the CD-ROM, available at the GLCF)
Access Core Site Characterizations Statistics Spreadsheet via FTP
(Single MS Excel 97 file containing statistics for all Core Sites)
Access Characterization Layer GeoTIFFs and Grid files at the
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GLCF
(GeoTIFFs and Grid export files derived from data listed above; via FTP)
Access Legend Code information for the Characterization Layer data sets
Access In Situ Field Measurements via the ORNL
DAAC Mercury System
(Detailed measurement and instrument information)
Return to The Global Land Cover Facility
Return to EOS Land Validation Core Sites
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