Matthew's GISS Methane from Rice Cultivation

High-resolution global databases on the geographic and seasonal distribution of rice cultivation and associated methane emission, compiled by Matthews et al. (1991), have been archived for public use. These data were developed to evaluate the role of rice cultivation in the annual emission of methane from terrestrial sources. The databases represent an integration of extensive information on the cultivation of rice in all 103 rice-producing countries of the world and reflect conditions for 1984. The suite of 1-degree latitude/longitude resolution databases includes locations of rice cultivation, monthly arrays of actively growing rice areas, countries and political subdivisions, and monthly arrays of methane emission from rice cultivation.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1984
    End:  1984

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1984
Temporal Range End 1984
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Bounding Box South Lat N/A
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Bounding Box East Long N/A
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Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 13.416 MB
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Author Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1994-01-03
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier d867000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category biota
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:38:43Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d867000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. (1994). Matthew's GISS Methane from Rice Cultivation. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d867000. Accessed 09 October 2025.

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