gov.noaa.nodc:0295750 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2025-12-16T13:14:57Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Satellite-Based Global Land Surface Datasets for Earth System Model Applications (NCEI Accession 0295750) 2024-09-10 publication 2024-08-01 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/qzm2-zg29 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0295750 NCEI Archive Management System 0295750 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Wei-Ting Hung NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Wei-Ting Hung NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) wei-ting.hung@noaa.gov https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Patrick C. Campbell NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) patrick.c.campbell@noaa.gov https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information collaborator barry baker NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) barry.baker@noaa.gov https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information collaborator Hung, Wei-Ting NOAA Air Resources Laboratory https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information author Campbell, Patrick C. NOAA Air Resources Laboratory https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information author Baker, Barry NOAA Air Resources Laboratory https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information author National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information author NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) https://www.arl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset includes key land surface properties based on various operational satellite measurements (e.g. MODIS, VIIRS and GEDI). They include the land surface type, vegetation clumping index, leaf area index, vegetative canopy height, and green vegetation fraction. Critical processing steps are taken to extend the surface properties for full global coverage, as well as gap-filling. All variables are gridded to universal global latitude/longitude gridded coordinates (-90° - 90° in latitude and 0° - 360° in longitude) with a consistent spatial resolution of 0.01° (~ 1 km). Currently, the dataset is available for a one year period (2020), and extension in time is expected. The high resolution global land surface dataset provides more realistic, updated surface information to the earth modeling systems rather than using prescribed surface type dependent tables and parameterizations. Funding Agency: NOAA Air Resources Laboratory completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0295750 Preview graphic PNG 0295750 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2024-07-29 publication Canopy Characteristics LAND COVER - CLASSIFICATION Leaf Area Index Vegetation Cover theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS MODIS VIIRS instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS satellite data theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Air Resources Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS climatology theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/OAR/ARL > Air Resources Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian George Mason University Air Surface Exchange and Atmospheric Composition Research (NOAA Sponsor Number: 79785-Z7554202 Amend A; CISESS Funding Number: NA19NES4320002) NOAA In Canopy Processes Research (NOAA Sponsor Number: NA22OAR4590516) project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION INDEX > LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI) EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Canopy height Clumping index Green vegetation fraction Leaf area index Surface type theme Provider Keywords MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer VIIRS > Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian GEDI instrument Provider Instruments Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite platform Provider Platform Names Global place Provider Place Names 6D0NHT Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hung, Wei-Ting; Campbell, Patrick C.; Baker, Barry; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2024). Satellite-Based Global Land Surface Datasets for Earth System Model Applications (NCEI Accession 0295750). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/qzm2-zg29. Accessed [date]. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0295750 v1.1 was published. 2024-09-10T19:25:04Z NCEI Accession 0295750 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0295750/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0295750 v1.1 published 2024-09-10T19:25:04Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Leaf area index (measured); Units: m2/m2; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: VIIRS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Original 8-day satellite product is downloaded from LP DAAC, converted to a monthly basis, and re-gridded to 0.01 (~ 1km) global coordinate. Missing gaps in the North Hemisphere from late fall to early spring are filled. More details can be found in the Technical Memorandum cited under Documentation Parameter or Variable: Clumping index (measured); Units: n/a; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: MODIS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Origainal monthly satellite product is downloaded from the GriddingMachine, and re-gridded to 0.01 (~ 1km) global coordinate. Missing gaps in the North Hemisphere from late fall to early spring are filled. More details can be found in the Technical Memorandum cited under Documentation Parameter or Variable: Surface type (measured); Units: n/a; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: VIIRS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Original annual satellite product is downloaded from STAR/NESDIS, and re-gridded to 0.01 (~ 1km) global coordinate. More details can be found in the Technical Memorandum cited under Documentation Parameter or Variable: Canopy height (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: GEDI; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Orginal annual satellite product is downloaded from https://langnico.github.io/globalcanopyheight/, and re-gridded to 0.01 (~ 1km) global coordinate. More details can be found in the Technical Memorandum cited under Documentation Parameter or Variable: Green vegetation fraction (measured); Units: n/a; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: VIIRS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Original annual satellite product is downloaded from STAR/NESDIS, and re-gridded to 0.01 (~ 1km) global coordinate. Missing gaps in the North Hemisphere from late fall to early spring are filled. More details can be found in the Technical Memorandum cited under Documentation asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian MODIS MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites. Terra's orbit around the Earth is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon. Terra MODIS and Aqua MODIS are viewing the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands, or groups of wavelengths (see MODIS Technical Specifications). MODIS Technical Specifications Orbit: 705 km, 10:30 a.m. descending node (Terra) or 1:30 p.m. ascending node (Aqua), sun-synchronous, near-polar, circular Scan Rate: 20.3 rpm, cross track Swath Dimensions: 2330 km (cross track) by 10 km (along track at nadir) Telescope: 17.78 cm diam. off-axis, afocal (collimated), with intermediate field stop Size: 1.0 x 1.6 x 1.0 m Weight: 228.7 kg Power: 162.5 W (single orbit average) Data Rate: 10.6 Mbps (peak daytime); 6.1 Mbps (orbital average) Quantization: 12 bits Spatial Resolution: 250 m (bands 1-2); 500 m (bands 3-7); 1000 m (bands 8-36) Design Life: 6 years (From: http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/index.html) VIIRS VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite A scanning radiometer that collects visible and infrared imagery and radiometric measurements of the land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans. Additonal Information: http://www.class.ncdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=VIIRS