GIMMS NDVI is generated from several NOAA's AVHRR sensors for a global
1/12-degree lat/lon grid. The latest version of the GIMMS NDVI dataset
is named NDVI3g (third generation GIMMS NDVI from AVHRR sensors).
Bands
Resolution 9277 meters
Bands
Name
Min
Max
Description
ndvi
-1
1
NDVI
qa
QA flag
Bitmask for qa
Bits 0-2: QA flag values
1: Good value
2: Good value
3: NDVI retrieved from spline interpolation
4: NDVI retrieved from spline interpolation, possibly snow
5: NDVI retrieved from average seasonal profile
6: NDVI retrieved from average seasonal profile, possibly snow
GIMMS NDVI is generated from several NOAA's AVHRR sensors for a global 1/12-degree lat/lon grid. The latest version of the GIMMS NDVI dataset is named NDVI3g (third generation GIMMS NDVI from AVHRR sensors).
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