Global Variables
This page provides links to descriptions and sources of all of the global variables in GLOBE, including information on their conversion into GLOBE Land Units (GLU).
All Global Variables viewable online here.
Global population density from LandScan 2007 (Dobson et al., 2007).
Categories
BIOLOGICAL
Potential Net Primary Production
CLIMATE
Combined Land Suitability Class
Global Environmental Stratification (GEnS)
Predicted 2080 Precipitation Change
Predicted 2080 Temperature Change
HUMAN
Population Density (GPW, 1990)
Population Density (GPW, 2000)
Population Density (HYDE, 1970)
Population Density (HYDE, 2000)
Population Density (HYDE, 2005)
Population Density (LandScan 2007)
REMOTE SENSING
SURFACE
FUTURE ADDITIONS
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Native Plant Species Richness (Kreft & Jetz 2007)
Native Plant Species Loss
Plant Species Invasions
Plant Species Increase