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One-Degree Land Cover Map derived from AVHRR Data from University of Maryland

Entry ID: AVHRR_1DEG_NDVI

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Summary

Abstract: The 1 degree global land cover data set describes the geographic distributions of eleven major cover types based on interannual variations in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) onboard NOAA polar orbiting satellites.

The eleven cover types were selected to conform with cover types required as ...

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Description: University of Maryland Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF)

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Description: NASA Earth Science Information Partnership (ESIP) Federation Homepage

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: DeFries, R. and J.R.G. Townshend

Dataset Title: NDVI-derived land cover class. at a global scale

Dataset Series Name: International J. Remote Sensing

Dataset Release Date: 1994

Issue Identification: 15

Online Resource: http://www.geog.umd.edu/landcover/1d-map/1d-doc.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1987-01-01

Stop Date: 1987-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: annual
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > BIOMASS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Project

JARE > Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Ancillary Keywords

Dissolved Oxygen

Data Center

Japan Oceanographic Data Center

Data Center URL: http://www.jodc.go.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JAPAN COAST GUARD Phone: +81-3-3541-4295 Fax: +81-3-3545-2885 Email: mail at jodc.go.jp Contact Address: Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard 5-3-1 Tsukiji City: Chuo-ku Province or State: Tokyo Postal Code: 104-0045 Country: Japan