Mondah Forest Tree and Biomass Field Plot Data from AfriSAR Campaign

Field plot data from the 2016 AfriSAR campaign provides biophysical and biomass estimates for the Mondah Forest in Gabon. The dataset contains measurements from nearly 6,700 individual trees across 15 one-hectare plots, including species, DBH, height, and location. Collected by NASA, this ground data was used to train remote sensing models for aboveground biomass estimation.

Use Cases

• Training and validating remote sensing models for aboveground biomass using field-measured plot-level estimates.
• Analyzing forest structure and species composition using columns like tree family, species, DBH, and height.
• Studying spatial distribution of trees and biomass within plots using x, y location coordinates.
• Calculating basal area and wood specific gravity for ecological studies of the Mondah Forest.

Strengths

• Contains detailed measurements from a large sample of 6,700 individual trees.
• Data is spatially explicit with x, y coordinates recorded within 25x25 meter subplots.
• Covers 15 one-hectare plots, providing a systematic survey of the Mondah Forest.

Limitations

• Specific column names and the exact row count for the dataset are not provided by the sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: one lists 2026-03-13, another lists 2016 - this suggests potential metadata errors.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Field data collected from 15 one-hectare plots during the AfriSAR Campaign.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

2026-03-13 05:56:03.522248

Geography

Mondah Forest, Gabon