biomass – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 17:26:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg biomass – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Map of Northern Biomass https://www.maproomblog.com/2013/06/map-of-northern-biomass/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:18:08 +0000 http://www.maproomblog.com/2013/06/map-of-northern-biomass/ More]]> Northern biomass (ESA)
The European Space Agency has released a map showing the northern hemisphere’s biomass — specifically, its growing stock volume (GSV), which is the amount of wood per hectare in cubic metres. The map is based on radar images taken by the now-defunct Envisat satellite between October 2009 and February 2011.

Previously: Herbal Earth.

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