ORNL DAAC Global Root Profiles
Jackson et al. global ecosystem root profile dataset archived at ORNL DAAC containing root biomass and depth distributions for major terrestrial biomes compiled from 250+ studies, essential for land surface models and ecohydrological research
daac.ornl.gov
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global root depth and biomass profiles across terrestrial biomes
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Root Depth Profiles
- Root Biomass
- Ecosystem Parameters
- Biome Data
- Ecohydrology
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design flows
Estimate 1-in-50 and 1-in-100 year floods for bridges, culverts and spillways.
Because it has: Ecohydrology
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Flow forecasting
Train LSTM-style models on past records to forecast river levels and flow days ahead.
- 02
Ungauged basins
Combine with catchment data to estimate flow where there is no gauge.
- 03
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
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