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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.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOAA POES ,
METOP-A ,
METOP-B ,
METOP-C
Instruments
AVHRR
Projects
Vegetation
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1982-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Data Partner
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 ,
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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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: 2026-06-04

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Revealing the vegetation trend shifts related to meteorological and Yu, Zongxu, Wang, Ping, Shi, Shangyu, Wang, Tianye, Yu, Jingjie Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
The changing face of the Arctic: four decades of greening and implications for tundra ecosystems Frost, Gerald V., Bhatt, Uma S., Macander, Matthew J., Berner, Logan T., Walker, Donald A., Raynolds, Martha K., Magnusson, Runa I., Bartsch, Annett, Bjerke, Jarle W., Epstein, Howard E., Forbes, Bruce C., Goetz, Scott J., Hoy, Elizabeth E., Karlsen, Stein R., Kumpula, Timo, Lantz, Trevor C., Lara, Mark J., Lopez-Blanco, Efren, Montesano, Paul M., Neigh, Christopher S. R., Nitze, Ingmar, Orndahl, Kathleen M., Park, Taejin, Phoenix, Gareth K., Rocha, Adrian V., Rogers, Brendan M., Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela, Tmmervik, Hans, Verdonen, Mariana, Veremeeva, Alexandra, Virkkala, Anna-Maria, Waigl, Christine F. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Plant Phenology, Vegetation Index
The relative productivity index: Mapping human impacts on rangeland Lomax, Guy A., Powell, Thomas W.R., Lenton, Timothy M., Cunliffe, Andrew M. Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
The Widely Increasing Sensitivity of Vegetation Productivity to Wang, Longjun, Li, Peng, Peng, Ying, Ren, Peixin, Chen, Yuzhu, Zhou, Xiaolu, Yang, Zicheng, Zou, Ziying, Peng, Changhui Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Spatio-temporal trends and resilience of forests in central India: insights from vegetation, temperature, and rainfall dynamics (20012023) Singh, Sumedha Surbhi, Jeganathan, C. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index
Temperature-driven nonlinear thresholds and time-lags in vegetation response to extreme climate events via machine learning: Evidence from China's Poyang Lake Zhang, Fangfei, Yang, Wei, Shao, Dongdong Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Temporal and Phenological Modulation of the Impact of Increasing Drought Xiao, Junlan, Terrer, Cesar, Gentine, Pierre, Tateno, Ryunosuke, Fan, Lei, Ma, Mingguo, Yue, Yuemin, Yuan, Wenping, Penuelas, Josep, Shi, Weiyu Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Trans-Seasonal Vegetation-Land-Atmosphere Interactions Explained An, Ning, Chen, Yang, Liao, Zhen, Li, Jianying Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index
Variability of long-term terrestrial water storage changes and its environmental effects in the Three Rivers Source Region, China Lu, Houliang, Zuo, Huimin, Zhou, Han, Jiao, Yufei, Hu, Xiaonong Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Vegetation evolution and water sensitivity analysis in the source region of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River under the combined drive of energy-temperature-water Lu, Jie, Qin, Tianling, Lv, Xizhi, Yan, Denghua, Xu, Shu, Yuan, Zhe, Wang, Jianwei, Li, Weizhi, Gao, Haoyue Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index
Vegetation greening does not significantly enhance ecosystem resilience in the Northern Hemisphere Zhang, Jingjing, Hao, Xingming, Liu, Yongchang, Li, Xuewei, Liang, Qixiang, Sun, Fan, Ci, Mengtao, Li, Yupeng Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
A Comprehensive Analysis of Vegetation Dynamics and Their Response to He, Qingyan, Yang, Qianhua, Jiang, Shouzheng, Zhan, Cun Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
A long-term high-resolution dataset of grasslands grazing intensity in China Wang, Daju, Peng, Qiongyan, Li, Xiangqian, Zhang, Wen, Xia, Xiaosheng, Qin, Zhangcai, Ren, Peiyang, Liang, Shunlin, Yuan, Wenping Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Accelerated soil moisture drought onset link to high temperatures and asymmetric responses associated with the hit timing Liu, Yi, Wang, Zhimin, Zhang, Xinyu, Zhu, Ye, Ren, Liliang, Yuan, Shanshui, Jin, Junliang Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Atmospheric Pressure Rivalry Between the Arctic and Northern Pacific: Implications for Alaskan Climate Variability Polyakov, Igor V., Ballinger, Thomas J., Overland, James E., Vavrus, Stephen J., Danielson, Seth L., Lader, Rick, Bhatt, Uma S., Hendricks, Amy S., Mueter, Franz J. Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Climate Warming Controls Vegetation Growth with Increasing Importance of Permafrost Degradation in the Northern Hemisphere During 19822022 Liu, Yadong, Wu, Xiaodong, Wu, Tonghua, Hu, Guojie, Zou, Defu, Qiao, Yongping, Wei, Xianhua, Fan, Xiaoying, Yan, Xuchun Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Forests, Biodiversity, Ecology, LULC, and Carbon Thenkabail, Prasad S. Reflectance, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Future response of ecosystem water use efficiency to CO2 effects in the Yellow River Basin, China Chen, Siwei, Guo, Yuxue, Xu, Yue-Ping, Wang, Lu Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Global Wind Erosion Reduction Driven by Changing Climate and Land Use Sun, Ranhao, He, Hongbin, Jing, Yongcai, Leng, Song, Yang, Guocheng, Lu, Yihe, Borrelli, Pasquale, Chen, Liding, Fu, Bojie Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index
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Considerable energy crop production potentials in the Russian Far East Zhang, Zongliang, Xu, Jialu, Jin, Shan, Zhuang, Huimin, Li, Shaokun, Wu, Xinyu, Zhang, Zhao Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Distribution and Growth Drivers of Oases at a Global Scale Cui, Bochao, Gui, Dongwei, Liu, Qi, AbdElmabod, Sameh Kotb, Liu, Yunfei, Lu, Binbin Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Integrating AnthropogenicPesticide Interactions Into a Soil HealthMicrobial Index for Sustainable Agriculture at Global Scale Xu, Nuohan, Chen, Bingfeng, Wang, Yan, Lei, Chaotang, Zhang, Zhenyan, Ye, Yangqing, Jin, Mingkang, Zhang, Qi, Lu, Tao, Dong, Huaping, Shou, Jianxin, Penuelas, Josep, Zhu, YongGuan, Qian, Haifeng Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Land degradation assessment and monitoring of drylands Stellmes, Marion, Sonnenschein, Ruth, Roder, Achim, Udelhoven, Thomas, del Barrio, Gabriel, Hill, Joachim Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index
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