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This dataset holds the Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies-3rd Generation V1.2 (GIMMS-3G+) data for the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). NDVI was based on corrected and calibrated measurements from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data with a spatial resolution of 0.0833 degree and global coverage for 1982 to 2022. Maximum NDVI values are reported within twice monthly compositing periods (two values per month). The dataset was assembled from different AVHRR sensors and accounts for various deleterious effects, such as calibration loss, orbital drift, and volcanic eruptions. The data are provided in NetCDF format.
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2759076389-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
82
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Vegetation Index
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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
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Pinzon, J. E., Pak, E. W., Tucker, C. J., Bhatt, U. S., Frost, G. V., & Macander, M. J. (2023). Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2187 Date Accessed: 2026-09-29
@article{pinzon_pak_tucker_bhatt_frost_macander_2023,
title={Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022},
url={https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/ornl-cloud-global-veg-greenness-gimms-3g-2187-1},
DOI={10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2187},
abstractNote={This dataset holds the Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies-3rd Generation V1.2 (GIMMS-3G+) data for the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). NDVI was based on corrected and calibrated measurements from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data with a spatial resolution of 0.0833 degree and global coverage for 1982 to 2022. Maximum NDVI values are reported within twice monthly compositing periods (two values per month). The dataset was assembled from different AVHRR sensors and accounts for various deleterious effects, such as calibration loss, orbital drift, and volcanic eruptions. The data are provided in NetCDF format.},
publisher={ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Pinzon, J.E. and Pak, E.W. and Tucker, C.J. and Bhatt, U.S. and Frost, G.V. and Macander, M.J.},
year={2023},
language={en},
}
Pinzon, J. E., Pak, E. W., Tucker, C. J., Bhatt, U. S., Frost, G. V., & Macander, M. J. (2023). Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2187 Date Accessed: 2026-09-29
Pinzon, J.E., et al. “Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022.” With ORNL DAAC, Version 1, ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center, 1 Jan. 2023, https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2187. Date Accessed: 2026-09-29
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