observed/biomass/SasansemailReAmazonbiomassdataset.txt
author Forrest Hoffman <forrest@climatemodeling.org>
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:06:40 -0500
changeset 1 a3930ac0be17
permissions -rw-r--r--
Replaced EMDI Class A NPP 81 observational data with new revision from ORNL DAAC

The original EMDI Class A NPP 81 data provided by the ORNL DAAC contained
error as follows:

from Cook, Robert B. <cookrb@ornl.gov>
to jranders@uci.edu,
Forrest Hoffman <fmhoffman@gmail.com>,
"Hoffman, Forrest M." <hoffmanfm@ornl.gov>
cc "Hook, Leslie A." <hookla@ornl.gov>,
uso@daac.ornl.gov
date Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:48 AM
subject revised EMDI data: please use this version
mailed-by ornl.gov

10/31/08 [NPP_EMDI_R1_20081028.html,EMDI_ClassA_NPP_81_R1.csv]

Hi Jim and Forrest,

We recently found out that the data we sent to you two years ago for
use in your model-data intercomparison activity has some problems.

One of our users discovered problems with the TNPP data for Class
A site tropical forest biomes. For a description of the problem
and what we've done to correct it are in the attached html file.

The attached csv file has the correct values. Please remove the
old file / data and use the new file.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. We understand
that you have a paper in press that uses these data. Sorry about
this.

I am sending this note to you before we formally make the change
on our Web site, because you have a paper in press. When we place
the revision on our Web site, we will update the data set citation
and DOI.

Olson, R. J., J. M. O. Scurlock, S. D. Prince, D. L. Zheng,
and K. R. Johnson (eds.). 2008. NPP Multi-Biome: NPP and Driver
Data for Ecosystem Model-Data Intercomparison, R[evision]1. Data
set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, U.S.A. doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/xxx

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks Bob

On Jan 26, 2009, I moved the original data.81 file to data.81.rev0.bad and
data.81.nc to data.81.rev0.bad.nc. Then I copied the file provided by the
ORNL DAAC, called EMDI_ClassA_NPP_81_R1.csv, to data.81 and re-generated
data.81.nc using the NCL script clamp/npp/01.read_ascii_81.ncl

Forrest Hoffman
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Hi Jim,
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The Amazon data are now on the ftp site.
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Please check
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ftp ftp.lifesci.ucla.edu
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login: bzutta
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password: 1peruano
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go to the directory: LBA_products.
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I left the biomass map in Geotiff and also the veg class map.
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Biomass map has 11 classes:
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1:  0-25  Mg/ha
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2:  25-50
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3:  50-75
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4:   75:100
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5:  100-150
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6:  150-200
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7:   200-250
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8:   250-300
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9:   300-350
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10:  350-400
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11: >400
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Let me know if you need more information.
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We got Jim Tiucker excited about Nicole's abstract. He is going to give us 2003-2005 data hot from his Goddard Oven.
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cheers
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Sassan
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On Sep 8, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Jim Randerson wrote:
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Hi Sassan,
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I'm writing to ask if I could please have a copy of your Amazon biomass dataset.  Can I ftp it from JPL? - or should I set up an account for you on one of my computers here to transfer it?  I'd like to use it to compare with global model outputs from NCAR.
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Also, I like the idea of comparing the NDVI with the freeze thaw. It sounds like the trends that Nicole described in her abstract are getting stronger!
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Cheers,
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Jim
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At 10:15 AM 9/7/2006, you wrote:
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Hi Nicole,
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Sorry for this delay. I was rushing from one meeting to another yesterday.  Jim and I talked about the abstract and he agreed to be included  was happy to contribute.
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He is going to give us the newly processed GIMMS NDVI data including 2005 for our study.
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He is copied on this email.
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Sassan
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On Sep 6, 2006, at 12:36 PM, Nicole Smith Downey wrote:
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Hi Sassan-
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Sorry to bother you again, do you have Jim Tucker's e-mail address?  
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just want to give him a heads up that I'll add him to our poster.
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Thanks
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On 9/6/06, Nicole Smith Downey <nicolev@gps.caltech.edu> wrote:
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That sounds good, I'll include Jim on the abstract.
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-Nicole
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On 9/6/06, Sassan Saatchi <saatchi@congo.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
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> Dear Nicole,
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> great. I think the abstract looks good. We should definitely start
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> working on the NDVI data.  As you know there is a NDVI data from Jim
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> Tucker that one can download from the global land cover facility
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> (http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/data/gimms/). The GIMMS data goes to 2003
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> and we can contact jim tucker to see if he can provide us data for the
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> next couple of years.
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> It would be great if also include him on the abstract for his
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> contribution in our NDVI work.
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> What do you think?
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> cheers
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> Sassan
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> On Sep 6, 2006, at 10:30 AM, Nicole Smith Downey wrote:
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> > Hi Sassan-
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> > I have decided to submit an agu abstract on the updated freeze thaw
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> > record to the Union session on changes in polar regions.  I put in the
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> > abstract that I had compared my data to NDVI, so we should talk about
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> > doing that at some point soon.  Please feel free to read and comment
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> > on my abstract.
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> > Thanks!
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> > Nicole
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> > --
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> > --
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> > Nicole Smith Downey
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> > Harvard University
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> > 29 Oxford St.
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> > G3H Pierce Hall
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> > Cambridge, MA  02138
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> > <agu_abstract_2006.doc>
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> Sassan S. Saatchi
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> Senior Scientist
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> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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> California Institute of Technology
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> 4800 Oak Grove Drive
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> Pasadena, CA 91109
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> Tel: 818-354-1051
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> Fax: 818-393-5184
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> Email: saatchi@congo.jpl.nasa.gov
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> Website: http://www-radar.jpl.nasa.gov/carbon
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Nicole Smith Downey
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Harvard University
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29 Oxford St.
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G3H Pierce Hall
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Cambridge, MA  02138
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Nicole Smith Downey
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Harvard University
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29 Oxford St.
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G3H Pierce Hall
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Cambridge, MA  02138
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Sassan S. Saatchi
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Senior Scientist
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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California Institute of Technology
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4800 Oak Grove Drive
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Pasadena, CA 91109
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Tel: 818-354-1051
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Fax: 818-393-5184
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Email: saatchi@congo.jpl.nasa.gov
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Website: http://www-radar.jpl.nasa.gov/carbon
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James T. Randerson
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Earth System Science Department
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3212 Croul Hall
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University of California, Irvine
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Irvine, CA 92697-3100
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phone: (949) 824  - 9030
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fax: (949) 824 - 3874
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email: jranders@uci.edu
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http://www.ess.uci.edu/~jranders/
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Sassan S. Saatchi
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Senior Scientist
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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California Institute of Technology
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4800 Oak Grove Drive
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Tel: 818-354-1051
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Fax: 818-393-5184
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Email: saatchi@congo.jpl.nasa.gov
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Website: http://www-radar.jpl.nasa.gov/carbon