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NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Global Level-3 Vegetation Health and Drought Products (VHDP) from NDE

VIIRS-VHDP-NDE

browse graphicExample of Vegetation Health Index of current year, 1 km resolution, September 29, 2016. Image courtesy of Felix Kogan and Wei Gou
This Level-3 (L3) Environmental Data Record (EDR) provides a Global (1 km) Vegetation Health and Drought product (VHDP) detected with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard the Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 satellites. This weekly product provides estimates of the Vegetation Index (VCI), Temperature Index (TCI) and Vegetation Health Index (VHI). These indices are designed to characterize moisture conditions (VCI), thermal conditions (TCI) and total vegetation health (VHI) conditions in response to weather impacts. This dataset is produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and is distributed by the Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) in the NetCDF-4 file format with metadata attributes included. Note: The 4 km Vegetation Health and Drought product was deprecated in April 2020 and replaced with the 1 km product.
  • Cite as: Kogan, Felix, Guo, Wei, Ding, Hanjun, and NOAA JPSS Program Office (2015). NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Vegetation Health and Drought Products (VHDP) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V58W3BCR [access date].
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  • NOAA CLASS FTP Server (download)
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Order Data
Distribution Formats
  • NetCDF (Version: 4)
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Customer Engagement Branch
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1-828-271-4800
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Time Period 2019-04-16 to Present (time interval: 7-day)
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::9825
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180.0
East: 180.0
South: -90.0
North: 90.0
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Processing Documents
  • JPSS STAR Science Documents
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-09-30
Edition Validated
Data Presentation Form Digital image
Dataset Progress Status Ongoing - data is continually being updated
Data Update Frequency Continual
Purpose This dataset is used for the global monitoring of vegetation health.
Use Limitations
  • For a complete description of use limitations for this operational product, see the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Kogan, Felix, Guo, Wei, Ding, Hanjun, and NOAA JPSS Program Office (2015). NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Vegetation Health and Drought Products (VHDP) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V58W3BCR [access date].
Cited Authors
  • Kogan, Felix
    DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Guo, Wei
    IMSG > I.M. Systems Group
  • Hanjun, Ding
    DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • NOAA JPSS Program Office
Originators
  • NOAA JPSS Program Office
Principal Investigators
  • Kogan, Felix
    DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Hanjun, Ding
    DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Collaborators
  • Guo, Wei
    IMSG > I.M. Systems Group
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Index
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
  • Terrestrial - Land Cover
Keyword Thesaurus Title
  • Nde > Nesdis Data Exploitation
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • SUOMI-NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
  • NOAA-20 > Joint Polar Satellite System - 1
Instrument keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
  • VIIRS > Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
Place keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Geographic Region > Global Land
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • NOAA OneStop Project
  • JPSS > Joint Polar Satellite System
Data Resolution keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords
  • 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Stratum keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Vertical Location > Land Surface
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kogan, Felix, Guo, Wei, Ding, Hanjun, and NOAA JPSS Program Office (2015). NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Vegetation Health and Drought Products (VHDP) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V58W3BCR [access date].
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Access Constraints
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Lineage information for: dataset
Lineage Statement The data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) NDE/PDA and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Processor
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Processing Steps
  • For a complete description of the processing steps, see the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document and Data Flow Diagram.
  • 2014-06-26T00:00:00 - The S-NPP VIIRS VHDP algorithm reached beta status.
  • 2015-06-17T00:00:00 - The S-NPP VIIRS VHDP algorithm reached provisional status.
  • 2016-10-18T00:00:00 - The S-NPP VIIRS VHDP algorithm reached validated status.
  • 2018-08-22T00:00:00 - The NOAA-20 VIIRS VHDP algorithm reached beta status.
  • 2019-03-19T00:00:00 - The NOAA-20 VIIRS VHDP algorithm reached provisional status.
  • 2019-03-19T00:00:00 - The NOAA-20 VIIRS VHDP algorithm reached validated status.
Processing Documents
    • JPSS STAR Science Documents
Source Datasets
Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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