A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution
Abstract Mangrove forests thrive along global tropical coasts, acting as a barrier that protects coastlines against storm surges and as nurseries for an entire food web. They are also known for their high carbon sequestration rates and soil carbon stocks. We introduce a new global mangrove canopy he...
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| author | Marc Simard Lola Fatoyinbo Nathan M. Thomas Atticus E. Stovall Adriana Parra Abigail Barenblitt Pete Bunting Irena Hajnsek |
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| description | Abstract Mangrove forests thrive along global tropical coasts, acting as a barrier that protects coastlines against storm surges and as nurseries for an entire food web. They are also known for their high carbon sequestration rates and soil carbon stocks. We introduce a new global mangrove canopy height map generated from TanDEM-X spaceborne elevation measurements collected during the 2011–2013 period with a 12-meter spatial resolution and an accuracy of 2.4 meters (RMSE). Height was calibrated and validated using GEDI mission data and independently verified with airborne Lidar. The tallest mangrove stands reach nearly 60 meters in Colombia and Gabon, and potentially other countries. The map captures a broader range of canopy heights with finer spatial details than other available global products that use optical imagery. This new global mangrove height dataset can aid in evaluating mangrove ecosystem services at local and regional scales, improving our understanding of factors controlling mangrove structure, and supporting conservation, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3e326b5c5ed41e088a28a38940571422025-01-05T12:08:23ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-01-0112111310.1038/s41597-024-04213-zA New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolutionMarc Simard0Lola Fatoyinbo1Nathan M. Thomas2Atticus E. Stovall3Adriana Parra4Abigail Barenblitt5Pete Bunting6Irena Hajnsek7Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences LaboratoryNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences LaboratoryNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences LaboratoryJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Biospheric Sciences LaboratoryAberystwyth UniversityETH Zürich, Institut für UmweltingenieurwissenschaftenAbstract Mangrove forests thrive along global tropical coasts, acting as a barrier that protects coastlines against storm surges and as nurseries for an entire food web. They are also known for their high carbon sequestration rates and soil carbon stocks. We introduce a new global mangrove canopy height map generated from TanDEM-X spaceborne elevation measurements collected during the 2011–2013 period with a 12-meter spatial resolution and an accuracy of 2.4 meters (RMSE). Height was calibrated and validated using GEDI mission data and independently verified with airborne Lidar. The tallest mangrove stands reach nearly 60 meters in Colombia and Gabon, and potentially other countries. The map captures a broader range of canopy heights with finer spatial details than other available global products that use optical imagery. This new global mangrove height dataset can aid in evaluating mangrove ecosystem services at local and regional scales, improving our understanding of factors controlling mangrove structure, and supporting conservation, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04213-z |
| spellingShingle | Marc Simard Lola Fatoyinbo Nathan M. Thomas Atticus E. Stovall Adriana Parra Abigail Barenblitt Pete Bunting Irena Hajnsek A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution Scientific Data |
| title | A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution |
| title_full | A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution |
| title_fullStr | A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution |
| title_short | A New Global Mangrove Height Map with a 12 meter spatial resolution |
| title_sort | new global mangrove height map with a 12 meter spatial resolution |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04213-z |
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