Synopsis
New NASA satellite-generated land cover maps are providing scientists with a detailed picture of the distribution of Earth's ecosystems and land use. These new maps, based on a global digital database of land cover types that is updated every 16 days, will help scientists better understand the Earth's climate and carbon budget, through closer monitoring of water and land resources, including forested and agricultural areas. These land-coverland cover maps were developed at Boston University in…
Uploader's description on archive.org
More like this
- Global MODIS Land Cover (2001)
- MODIS Land Cover of South America (2001)
- North America and Central America MODIS Land Cover (2001)
- MODIS Land Cover of Asia (2001)
- MODIS Land Cover of Europe (2001)
- Spinning MODIS Albedo (2002)
- Saturn's Auroras Defy Scientists' Expectations (2005)
- Pulse of the Planet (2002)
- Great Zoom Mosaic - Zoom Out (2003)
- Great Zoom Mosaic - Zoom In (2003)