Inconsistent estimates of forest cover change in China between 2000 and 2013 from multiple datasets: differences in parameters, spatial resolution, and definitions
Safa Motesharrei1, Yan Li2, Damien J Sulla-Menashe3, Xiao-Peng Song4, Eugenia Kalnay5, Qing Ying6 and Shuangcheng Li2, (1)University of Maryland College Park, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, College Park, MD, United States, (2)Peking University, Beijing, China, (3)Boston University, Earth and Environment, Boston, MA, United States, (4)Univeristy of Maryland, College Park, United States, (5)University of Maryland College Park, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, College Park, MD, United States, (6)NASA GSFC/UMD ESSIC, College Park, United States