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Tropical Wetlands Initiative For Climate Adaption And Mitigation

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Title Tropical Wetlands Initiative For Climate Adaption And Mitigation
 
Identifier doi:10.5072/FK2/3NGLWU
 
Creator Gumbricht, T.
 
Publisher Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Dataverse
 
Description The core of the data set is composed of products from the Moderate-resolution imaging
spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor. A range of pre-defined products derived from the MODIS
sensors are available over the internet with free FTP access. All MODIS products are delivered in a
pre-defined tiling system (figure 1). Each tile represent approximately 10 degrees by 10 degrees.
For this project 125 tiles, representing the tropical land surface of the Earth, were selected. The
study area includes the region between 25 degrees north and 25 degrees south. This is equivalent to
vertical tiles 06 through 11. Some additional tiles where added to allow creating full extension of
South America, Africa and Australia.
The various datasets come in different projections and resolutions. Due to complications in handling
the native sinusoidal projection of the MODIS products, all tiles (and ancillary data) have been
projected to the local UTM zone. The header file for each reprojected tile contains detailed
information on the projection.
 
Subject Climate Change, Energy and low carbon development (CCE)
wetlands
climate change
 
Language English
 
Contributor Muchlish, Usman