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Title of Listing:
Vegetation Index (Old and New) Hard-Copy Images
Category:
Maps/Geographic Data
Subcategory:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-NOAA, All Listings
Date:
Document #:
Web Site:
http://www.fgdc.gov/FGDP/Vegetation_Index_(Old_and_New)_Hard-Copy_Images.html
Email:
info@ncdc.noaa.gov
Abstract:

Imagery of the vegetation index values as mapped to a polar stereographic projection. This imagery is derived from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR).

          Both old and new hard-copy images show vegetation density; the darker the image, the denser the vegetation. Water, clouds, snow, and ice appear as white or light grey. Deserts appear as light grey also. Problems also occur at certain times of the year where there is persistent cloud cover because the vegetation index cannot be computed there. Dark areas on the negative indicate areas where the data is missing.

          Visit the National Climatic Data Center at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Topics
Mapping/GIS, Remote Sensing

Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Climate, Satellite, Vegetation

Organization:
US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
Address:
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
151 Patton Ave. #120
Phone:
DescriptionNumber
City:
Asheville
1.
NCDC (704) 271-4800
State/Province/Territory:
NC
2.
NOAA Public Affairs(202) 482-6090
Zip/Postal Code:
28801-5001
3.
DOC General Information(202) 482-2000
Country:
United States
4.
Fax:(704) 271-4876
Branch Locations: