Daily global Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) images and data based on surface reflectance derived from data acquired by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on NOAA’s polar orbiting weather satellites (1981-2013).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Data Records (CDR) provide historical climate information using data from weather satellites. This dataset contains daily Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from surface reflectance data acquired by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor. This long-term record spans from 1981 to 2013 and utilizes AVHRR data from six NOAA polar orbiting satellites: NOAA 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, and 18. This NDVI collection provides the global change and resource management communities with vegetation data for historical trend analysis and vegetation monitoring studies for land surfaces around the globe.
NOAA CDR Products
EarthExplorer offers daily records of NOAA CDR NDVI data on a 0.05 degree by 0.05 degree global grid. Two file formats are available for download:
- Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) is a file format for storing layers of scientific data (or multidimensional scientific data). The NetCDF download option includes one file with NDVI, quality assurance, and date of acquisition layers within the file.
- Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) is a standard image format with embedded geographic information for GIS applications. The GeoTIFF download option includes three separate bands (files) for NDVI, quality assurance, and date of acquisition, plus a text file containing the header information from the NetCDF file.
Additional Information
- NOAA CDR Fact Sheet
- NOAA’s CDR Program
- NOAA’s CDR NDVI
- NOAA CDR Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (C-ATBD) AVHRR Land Bundle - Surface Reflectance and NDVI
Access Data
EarthExplorer can be used to search, preview, and download NOAA CDR NDVI data. The collection is located under the Vegetation Monitoring category.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Data Records (CDR) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number: /10.7289/V5PZ56R6
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USGS EROS Archive - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer - AVHRR
USGS EROS Archive - AVHRR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Composites
- Overview
Daily global Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) images and data based on surface reflectance derived from data acquired by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on NOAA’s polar orbiting weather satellites (1981-2013).
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.AVHRR NDVI CDR for September 1, 2013(Public domain) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Data Records (CDR) provide historical climate information using data from weather satellites. This dataset contains daily Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from surface reflectance data acquired by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor. This long-term record spans from 1981 to 2013 and utilizes AVHRR data from six NOAA polar orbiting satellites: NOAA 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, and 18. This NDVI collection provides the global change and resource management communities with vegetation data for historical trend analysis and vegetation monitoring studies for land surfaces around the globe.
NOAA CDR Products
EarthExplorer offers daily records of NOAA CDR NDVI data on a 0.05 degree by 0.05 degree global grid. Two file formats are available for download:
- Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) is a file format for storing layers of scientific data (or multidimensional scientific data). The NetCDF download option includes one file with NDVI, quality assurance, and date of acquisition layers within the file.
- Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) is a standard image format with embedded geographic information for GIS applications. The GeoTIFF download option includes three separate bands (files) for NDVI, quality assurance, and date of acquisition, plus a text file containing the header information from the NetCDF file.
Additional Information
- NOAA CDR Fact Sheet
- NOAA’s CDR Program
- NOAA’s CDR NDVI
- NOAA CDR Climate Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (C-ATBD) AVHRR Land Bundle - Surface Reflectance and NDVI
Access Data
EarthExplorer can be used to search, preview, and download NOAA CDR NDVI data. The collection is located under the Vegetation Monitoring category.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Data Records (CDR) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number: /10.7289/V5PZ56R6
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this product.
USGS EROS Archive - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer - AVHRR
1-km multispectral data from the NOAA satellite series. (1979 to 2019) To all users of AVHRR composites. The NOAA 19 satellite which currently supports the AVHRR sensor has been degrading in orbit to the point where the nadir view is on the day night terminator within its orbit.USGS EROS Archive - AVHRR Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Composites
Weekly and biweekly NDVI composites based on 1-km AVHRR data (1989 to 2019). To all users of AVHRR composites. The NOAA 19 satellite which currently supports the AVHRR sensor has been degrading in orbit to the point where the nadir view is on the day night terminator within its orbit. - Web Tools