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Description

This data set provides Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) composite images of the Amazon Basin for the years 1999-2000 at approximately1-km spatial resolution. The images were from the VEGETATION 1 sensor, aboard the SPOT 4 satellite.

Ten day composite images were reprocessed through several filters for cloud removal. Monthly NDVI data were used to create five metrics: maximum NDVI, minimum of 6 greenest months, range of NDVI between min and max, mean NDVI dry months, and mean NDVI wet months.

There are five GeoTIFF (.tif) files with this data set.

Product Summary

Platforms
SPOT-4
Instruments
IMAGING RADIOMETERS
Projects
LBA-ECO
Spatial Extent

N: 13.8583 S: -23.4268 E: -47.0231 W: -82.7208

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1999-01-01 to 2000-12-30
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2781607897-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Cover ,
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Saatchi, S. S., Steininger, M., Tucker, C. J., Nelson, B., & Simard, M. (2014). LBA-ECO LC-15 NDVI Composite Images of the Amazon Basin: 1999-2000 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1239 Date Accessed: 2026-08-12

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