Forest Biomass and Carbon Potential for 11 Northeastern States

90-meter resolution estimates of forest aboveground biomass and carbon sequestration potential for 11 states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative domain. Data were computed using the Ecosystem Demography model, which integrates climate, soil, land cover, and vegetation parameters. The dataset is hosted by ORNL_CLOUD, with sources indicating a nominal year of 2011 and metadata updates in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional carbon budgets using aboveground biomass estimates (Mg/ha).
• Assessing forest carbon sequestration potential under the RGGI market framework.
• Integrating multi-source data (lidar, NAIP, NLCD, FIA) for ecosystem demography studies.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of biomass at a 90-meter resolution across state boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides high-resolution (90 m) spatial data for biomass and carbon potential.
• Integrates multiple authoritative data sources including Daymet climate data and FIA vegetation parameters.
• Covers a specific, policy-relevant region of 11 states under the RGGI initiative.

Limitations

• Specific column names and row counts are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2011-12 31 vs. 2026-03-13), creating uncertainty about data currency.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without explicit terms.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Computed using the Ecosystem Demography (ED) model, integrating climate, soil, land cover, and vegetation data.

Time Range

nominal 2011

Freshness

2026-03-13 02:43:42.040143

Geography

11 states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) domain, northeastern USA.