Aboveground Biomass in Southern California in 2001

This dataset portrays aboveground biomass density in Southern California in 2001. The units are in kilograms of biomass/meter squared. The dataset uses spatial data developed for the study of changes in aboveground carbon storage described in Battles et al. 2015, and was provided by the California Air Resources Board.

The dataset is a product of a three year study by UC Davis and the USFS to undertake a quantification and valuation of six ecosystem services across four national forests in southern California. The work is funded by the USFS Pacific Southwest, the USFS Pacific Northwest’s Western Wildland Environmental Threats Assessment Center, and California Landscape Conservation Cooperative.