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Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring Sites (TEMS)

Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring Sites (TEMS). International on-line directory of monitoring sites and networks carrying out long-term terrestrial ecosystem monitoring. Who, what, where. Contents. Who: 2040 sites 1160 contacts 40 networks What: 120 measured variables

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Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring Sites (TEMS)

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  1. Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring Sites (TEMS) International on-line directory of monitoring sites and networks carrying out long-term terrestrial ecosystem monitoring Who, what, where

  2. Contents • Who: • 2040 sites • 1160 contacts • 40 networks • What: 120 measured variables • Where: 130 countries Information

  3. Site detailed information

  4. Land cover monitoring network • Majority of networks and sites concerned by land cover and more specifically: • FluxNet: Integrating Worldwide CO2 Flux Measurements • FAO-FRA: Forest Resources Assessment, a pan-tropical Remote sensing survey • ILTER: International Long-Term Ecological Research • GLCTS: Global Land Cover Test Sites

  5. Existing and proposed in situ validation projects • Ongoing validation by BIGFOOT of MODIS GPP/NPP datasets • CEOS initiative for global land cover validation methodologies • GOFC-GOLD meeting for GLOBCOVER in situ validation • Ongoing international assessments such as FAO FRA, a pan-tropical Remote sensing survey

  6. Land cover monitoring map

  7. Access to GCMD metadata (1)

  8. Access to GCMD metadata (2)

  9. Access to GCMD metadata (3)

  10. Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring Sites (TEMS) http://www.fao.org/gtos/tems/ gtos@fao.org Where’s TEMS?

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