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Above Ground Agricultural Biomass

Definition

The mass of live and/or dead organic matter in terrestrial vegetation (excluding roots, litter and dead wood), expressed as a mass or mass per unit area (GCOS).

GEOGLAM Agriculture Indicator Category
Agricultural Land Includes or is Indicated by

Agriculture Mask

Within Season Requirements:
Application or Policy Supported Related Variables Frequency of Update Spatial Unit

Carbon Modelling
Ecosystem Management
Yield
SDG 2 and SDG 15
 

Twice weekly or better

Field mapping at 10m