BackForward Variable: Biomass

Definition
Full name Biomass
Definition Total amount of vegetation in a reference area - Physical unit: [ t/ha (tons/hectare) ] - Accuracy unit: [ t/ha ]
Measuring Units t/ha Uncertainty Units t/ha
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units t/ha (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2025-09-09
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Terrestrial
    • Sub-domain: Land surface
      • Variable: Biomass
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Land surface
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Biomass  (1)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
661 Biomass Land surface Climate-TOPC (deprecated) 5 t/ha
7 t/ha
10 t/ha 		0.01 km
0.1 km
10 km 		360 d
1 y
2 y 		30 d
45 d
90 d 		Global land reasonable 2007-07-19 TOPC