2016 SoE Land Proportion of bare soil, photosynthetically active vegetation and non-photosynthetically active vegetation - March-April-May, 2006

Brief description

Map showing images of Australia derived from remotely sensed data, specifically the proportion of bare soil, photosynthetically active vegetation and non-photosynthetically active vegetation for April in 2006. The underpinning data has been obtained through TERN AusCover (http://www.auscover.org.au).

TERN is Australia’s land-based ecosystem observatory delivering data streams to enable environmental research and management (TERN, http://www.tern.org.au). TERN is a part of Australia’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS, https://www.education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infrastructure-strategy-ncris).

Map prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy in order to produce Figure LAN22 (a) in the Land theme of Australia State of the Environment 2016 available at http://www.soe.environment.gov.au

The map service can be viewed at: http://soe.terria.io/#share=s-rqSkvWLvDzwiWBzwCHn82MBQjvb

Downloadable spatial data also available below.

Full description

LAN22a Proportion of bare soil, photosynthetically active vegetation and non-photosynthetically active vegetation (March, April, May) - 2006 - Map prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy.\r\n\r\nSource: The data underpinning this figure was obtained through TERN AusCover (http://www.auscover.org.au). TERN is Australia’s land-based ecosystem observatory delivering data streams to enable environmental research and management (TERN, http://www.tern.org.au). TERN is a part of Australia’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS, https://www.education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infrastructure-strategy-ncris).\r\n\r\nMETADATA\r\nFor further information regarding metadata see: http://www.auscover.org.au/xwiki/bin/view/Product+pages/Fractional+Cover+MODIS+CLW \r\n\r\nThe data can be freely downloaded and used subject to CC BY licencing. CSIRO requests, however that you send them citations and copies of publications arising from work that use these data.\r\n\r\nNote, the content has previously been published in: Juan P. Guerschman, Peter F. Scarth, Tim R. McVicar, Luigi J. Renzullo, Tim J. Malthus, Jane B. Stewart, Jasmine E. Rickards, Rebecca Trevithick (2015). Assessing the effects of site heterogeneity and soil properties when unmixing photosynthetic vegetation, non-photosynthetic vegetation and bare soil fractions from Landsat and MODIS data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 161, 12–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2015.01.021\r\n
LAN22a Proportion of bare soil, photosynthetically active vegetation and non-photosynthetically active vegetation - March-April-May, 2006 - Downloadable raster and layer files showing images of Australia derived from remotely sensed data, specifically the proportion of bare soil, photosynthetically active vegetation and non-photosynthetically active vegetation for April in 2006. The underpinning data has been obtained through TERN AusCover (http://www.auscover.org.au). \r\n\r\nTERN is Australia’s land-based ecosystem observatory delivering data streams to enable environmental research and management (TERN, http://www.tern.org.au). TERN is a part of Australia’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS, https://www.education.gov.au/national-collaborative-research-infrastructure-strategy-ncris).\r\n\r\nMap prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy in order to produce Figure LAN22 (a) in the Land theme of Australia State of the Environment 2016 available at http://www.soe.environment.gov.au\r\n