|
Type
|
Sponsor
|
Data
/ Products
|
Coverage
(spatial; temporal)
|
|
1a.
In situ terrestrial
|
| FLUXNET |
Countries/
IGBP/WCRP
|
Ecosystem
data and fluxes; mi-cromet. data |
All
continents (except Ant-arctica) |
| ILTER |
Countries/
ICSU
|
Ecosystem
data |
21
countries |
| GT-Net |
Countries/
GTOS
|
Ecosystem
data |
84
countries, ~1300 sites |
| FAO |
Countries |
Soil
data |
~70
sites, 6 continents |
| FAO |
Countries |
Forestry
data |
~70
sites, 6 continents |
| FAO |
Countries |
Agricultural
data |
~70
sites, 6 continents |
| SOMNET |
Countries/
IGBP
|
Soil
data |
~70
sites, 6 continents |
| World
Data Centre for Soils |
Countries+/ICSU
(+The Netherlands)
|
Soil
data |
All
continents |
|
1b.
In situ atmospheric
|
| GLOBALVIEW-CO2 |
Countries/
WMO
|
Trace
gas con-centrations |
Global;
~weekly |
|
2.
Satellite
|
| Fine
resolution |
NASA/CEOS
|
Images,
land cover |
Global |
| - |
CNES/CEOS
|
Images,
land cover |
Global
link
2 |
| - |
NASDA/CEOS
|
Images |
Global |
| - |
CSA/CEOS |
Images |
Global |
| - |
ESA |
Images |
Global
link
2 |
| - |
ESIP |
Images |
Global |
| Medium
to coarse resolution |
NASA/CEOS |
Images,
land cover and change; LAI; fires; CH4, solar radiation;
NPP |
Global
link
2 |
| - |
NOAA/CEOS |
Solar
radiation, images |
Global |
| - |
NASDA/CNES/CEOS |
OCTS,
POLDER |
Global
link
2 |
| - |
ESA/JRC
(WFW)/EC |
Fires |
Global |
| - |
CNES/SNSB/OSTC/SAI/EC
|
Images;
land cover and change; fires; ecosystem productivity |
Global
link
2 |
| - |
ESA |
Active
fires, Woeld FIre Atlas |
Global |
| - |
ESA |
Globscar
global burned area product and imagery |
Global |
|
Program
|
Sponsor
|
Data
(used / needed)
|
Coverage
(spatial, time frame)
|
|
Global
/ International
|
| IPCC |
UN FCCC |
Ecosystem
productivity |
Global;
past, present |
IGBP
(several core rojects)
|
Countries
or regions |
All
variables
(section 4.2, 4.3) |
Global;
past, present |
Forest
resources
assessment
|
FAO
|
Land
cover and changes, biomass, fires, productivity
|
Global;
every ~5 years |
| Global
Environmental Outlook |
UNEP
|
All
variables
(section 4.2) |
Global;
present; every 2 years |
NGOs
(WRI,
WCMC,
others)
|
Various
public and private
|
Land
cover and changes, biomass, fires, productivity
|
Global,
regional; present |
Convention
on
Biological Diversity
|
Countries
|
Land
cover and changes, biomass, fires, productivity
|
National
to global; past, present |
Convention
to Combat Desertification
|
Countries
|
All
variables
(section 4.2)
|
National;
present |
|
National
|
| Carbon
accounting |
Countries,
e.g.:
Australia
US
Norway
|
All
variables
(section 4.2, 4.3)
|
Present;
national; project-based |
Resource
planning
(vegetation, forest) |
Countries,
e.g.:
Australia
Africa
Canada |
All
variables
(section 4.2, 4.3) |
Present;
national or sub-national |
Resource
man
agement: fire – related |
Countries,
e.g.
Africa,
Indonesia,
various others |
Fires;
land cover
and change;
biomass |
Present;
national |
Resource
management: crops, water
|
Countries
|
Land
cover and change, biomass, productivity
|
Present;
national |
