Earth  ID: 2285

Grasslands of the World

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on November 15, 2001
Rotating globe showing global grassland coverage. Data obtained from Terra/MODIS land cover isolating grasslands, woody savannas, savannas, and wetlands (all seen in green). This data represents 4 parts of a 17 part global classification product all of which have been taken at 1km. resolution.
Download Options
Animation of rotating globe showing global grassland coverage
Download Options
Grasslands (in green) over the Asian hemisphere
Download Options
Grasslands over the Middle Eastern Hemisphere
Download Options
Grasslands over the African Hemisphere
Download Options
Grasslands over the South American Hemisphere
Download Options
Grasslands over the North and South American Hemisphere
Download Options
Pacific Ocean Hemisphere showing grasslands over the North American West Coast
Download Options
Pacific Ocean Hemisphere beginning to reveal grasslands over Australia
Download Options
Grasslands over the Indonesian Hemisphere
Download Options
Video slate image reads, "Grasslands of the World

Rotating globe showing global grassland coverage. Data taken from Terra/MODIS land cover isolating grasslands, woody savannas, savannas, and wetlands (all seen in green)."

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (GST): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Mark Friedl (Boston University): Scientist
John Hodges (Boston University): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2285

Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS/Land Cover also referred to as: Grasslands, Woody Savannas, Savannas, and Wetlands
2001/1/1-2001/7/1
view all stories where this data set is used
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details nor the data sets themselves on our site.

Dates of Data Used:
2001/1/1-2001/7/1

This item is part of this series:
Journey to Planet Earth

Goddard TV Tape:
G2003-046

Keywords:
SVS >> Grasslands
SVS >> Permanent Wetlands
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Terrestrial Ecosystems >> Savannas
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0