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AVHRR Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument are integral for measurements efforts, among other investigations. Explore AVHRR instrument datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Monthly Statistics at 1 Degree Resolution V001 (NHSNOWM) at GES DISC | 2000-01-01 to 2014-11-30 | 001 | COMPLETE | 3 | Snow Cover | |
| POLARIS Supplementary Satellite Data Products | 1997-01-06 to 1997-09-26 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | GIF, EPS | Atmospheric Water Vapor |
| Pre-LBA ISLSCP Initiative I Data | 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Vegetation Cover, Geomorphic Landforms/Processes, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Reflectance, Rivers/Streams |
| RLC AVHRR-Derived Land Cover, Former Soviet Union, 15-km, 1984-1993 | 1984-01-01 to 1993-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| RLC AVHRR-Derived Land Cover, Former Soviet Union, Far East, 1-km, 1990 | 1990-05-15 to 1990-08-17 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
| RLC Forest Fire Images in Russia, 1998-1999 | 1998-08-01 to 1999-08-03 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Fire Occurrence |
| RLC Forest Fire Locations in Eastern Russia, 1998-1999 | 1998-04-01 to 1999-09-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Fire Occurrence |
| SAFARI 2000 AVHRR Daily Site (1.5 km) and 15-Day Regional (1.5- and 6-km) Imagery | 1998-07-01 to 2000-10-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Binary | Fire Occurrence, Vegetation Index, Reflectance, Surface Thermal Properties, Land Surface Temperature, Brightness Temperature |
| SAFARI 2000 AVHRR-derived Land Surface Temperature Maps, Africa, 1995-2000 | 1995-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | multiple | Land Surface Temperature, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Emissivity |
| SAFARI 2000 Land Cover from AVHRR, 1-Deg, 1987 (Defries and Townshend) | 1987-01-01 to 1987-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Agricultural Lands, Vegetation Index |
| SAFARI 2000 Land Cover from AVHRR, 1-km, 1992-1993 (Hansen et al.) | 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | Shapefile | Vegetation Index, Vegetation Index, Agricultural Lands |
| SAFARI 2000 Land Cover from AVHRR, 8-km, 1984 (DeFries et al.) | 1984-01-01 to 1984-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Agricultural Lands, Vegetation Cover |
| SAFARI 2000 Tree Cover from AVHRR, 1-km, 1992-1993 (DeFries et al.) | 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Evergreen Vegetation, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover |
| Satellite AVHRR Extracted Data (FIFE) | 1987-02-03 to 1989-10-13 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Reflectance, Solar Irradiance |
| SiB3 Modeled Global 1-degree Hourly Biosphere-Atmosphere Carbon Flux, 1998-2006 | 1998-01-01 to 2006-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | Shapefile | Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Water Vapor, Air Temperature, Solar Radiation, Radiative Forcing, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Plant Phenology, Vegetation Index |
| Smoke/Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Experiment in Brazil (SCAR-B) Data Set Version 5.5 | 1995-06-01 to 1995-10-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | ASCII | Fire Dynamics, Forest Fire Science |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Phenology EVI-2 Yearly Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 004 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Plant Phenology, Vegetation Index, Plant Phenological Changes, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Phenology NDVI Yearly Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 004 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Plant Phenology, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Phenological Changes |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices 15Days Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 004 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Vegetation Index, Plant Phenology, Plant Phenological Changes, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices 7Days Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 004 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Vegetation Index, Plant Phenology, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Phenological Changes, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices Daily Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 004 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Phenological Changes, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Vegetation Indices Monthly Global 0.05Deg CMG V004 | 1981-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 004 | COMPLETE | 3 | HDF-EOS2 | Vegetation Index, Plant Phenology, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Phenological Changes, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
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