LBA Regional Wetlands: Distribution and Environmental Characteristics
Matthews and Fung's 1987 database provides a 1-degree resolution geospatial dataset on natural wetlands, compiled to evaluate their role in methane emissions. This subset covers the Amazon Basin study area for the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA), integrating vegetation, soil, and inundation data from UNESCO, FAO, and Operational Navigation Charts. The dataset consists of five global arrays: wetland data source, wetland type, fractional inundation, vegetation type, and soil type.