articleEarth InteractionsSep 8, 2003BRONZE OA

Global Percent Tree Cover at a Spatial Resolution of 500 Meters: First Results of the MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields Algorithm

MCMatthew C. HansenRDRuth DeFriesJRJ. R. TownshendMCMark CarrollCDC. Dimiceli

University of Maryland, College Park

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Abstract

Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) vegetation continuous field algorithm's global percent tree cover are presented. Percent tree cover per 500-m MODIS pixel is

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  • Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer
  • Remote sensing
  • Scale (ratio)
  • Tree (set theory)
  • Vegetation (pathology)
  • Spectroradiometer
  • Environmental science
  • Cover (algebra)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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