Forest cover maps of China in 2010 from multiple approaches and data sources: PALSAR, Landsat, MODIS, FRA, and NFI
A combination of SAR (ALOS-PALSAR) and optical (MODIS) images to map forests. An accurate map of forests in China in 2010 at 50-m spatial resolution was generated. Agro-forests in China are well identified and mapped. Comprehensive comparison of multi-source forest datasets in China. PALSAR backscatter thresholds of forests in China were consistent with Southeast Asia.
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