121.2 MYD13A3_006_Aqua_NDVI_2002_2020

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title MYD13A3_006_Aqua_NDVI_2002_2020
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The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices (MOD13A3) Version 6 data are provided monthly at 1 kilometer (km) spatial resolution as a gridded Level 3 product in the sinusoidal projection. In generating this monthly product, the algorithm ingests all the MOD13A2 products that overlap the month and employs a weighted temporal average.

The MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) complements NOAA’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) NDVI products and provides continuity for time series historical applications. MODIS also includes an Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) that minimizes canopy background variations and maintains sensitivity over dense vegetation conditions. The EVI uses the blue band to remove residual atmosphere contamination caused by smoke and sub-pixel thin clouds. The MODIS NDVI and EVI products are computed from surface reflectances corrected for molecular scattering, ozone absorption, and aerosols.

Vegetation indices are used for global monitoring of vegetation conditions and are used in products displaying land cover and land cover changes. These data may be used as input for modeling global biogeochemical and hydrologic processes as well as global and regional climate. Additional applications include characterizing land surface biophysical properties and processes, such as primary production and land cover conversion.

Provided along with the vegetation layers and the two quality assurance (QA) layers are reflectance bands 1 (red), 2 (near-infrared), 3 (blue), and 7 (mid-infrared), as well as three observation layers.

See https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/mod13.php for more information about these products generally or https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/myd13a3v006/ for specific information about these data.
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Recommended Citation Didan, K. (2015): MYD13A3 MODIS/Aqua Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V006. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. Downloaded from CARDAT (dataset). https://cloud.car-dat.org/index.php/apps/files/?dir=/Environment_General/NDVI_MODIS/MYD13A3_006_Aqua_NDVI_2002_2020
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