Imaging · collection · 2023
VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/viirs/vnp13c2.002
Description
The delivery of all Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) VIIRS science data products will cease on November 1, 2026 (2026/305). Data users are encouraged to transition to the equivalent VJ213C2 (primary) or VJ113C2 (secondary) data products.
The NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Vegetation Indices (VNP13C2) Version 2 data product provides vegetation indices by a process of selecting the best available pixel over a monthly acquisition period at 0.05 degree (Deg) resolution. The VNP13 data products are designed after the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra and Aqua Vegetation Indices product suite to promote the continuity of the Earth Observation System (EOS) mission.
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The VNP13 algorithm process produces three vegetation indices: The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), and the Enhanced Vegetation Index-2 (EVI2). NDVI is one of the longest continual remotely sensed time series observations, using both the red and near-infrared (NIR) bands. EVI is a slightly different vegetation index that is more sensitive to canopy cover, while NDVI is more sensitive to chlorophyll.
EVI2 is a reformation of the standard 3-band EVI, using the red band and NIR band. This reformation addresses arising issues when comparing VIIRS EVI to other EVI models that do not include a blue band. EVI2 will eventually become the standard EVI.
This product includes a total of 18 variables, including three Vegetation Indices layers, layers for the standard deviations of each Vegetation Index; NIR reflectance; three shortwave infrared (SWIR) reflectance; red, blue, and green reflectance; number of pixels, number of pixels used; pixel reliability; average sun angle, and a quality layer. Two low resolution browse images are also available for each VNP13C2 product: EVI and NDVI.
Known Issues
* Due to missing critical inputs, this product lacks coverage for tiles h33v07 and h18v14, which are located over water.
- For complete information about known issues please refer to the MODIS/VIIRS Land Quality Assessment website and the User Guide and ATBD.
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/viirs/vnp13c2.002 ↗
The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc.
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val/VI_Val.html ↗
Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the VIIRS Vegetation Index (VI) product suite.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Val_overview.html ↗
Further details regarding VIIRS product validation and maturity status are available from VIIRS Land Product Quality Assessment site.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- PDF lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1372/VNP13_User_Guide_ATBD_V2.1.2.pdf ↗
The combined User Guide and Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document provides information related to using the data product along with a description of the physical and mathematical algorithms used in gen
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- Resource landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov ↗
The LDOPE Land Product Quality Assessment website provides known issues, maneuvers, and product quality of the land products.
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/VIIRS/1/VNP13C2 ↗
The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes.
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- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2631828311-LPCLOUD.iso19115 ↗
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- JPEG data.lpdaac.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/lp-prod-public/VNP13C2.002/VNP13C2.A2024122.002.2024177180619/… ↗
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- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C2631828311-LPCLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data.
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- Resource earthdata.nasa.gov/centers/lp-daac ↗
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
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Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/viirs-npp-vegetation-indices-monthly-l3-global-0-05deg… ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=603b2f86-850e-4c8a-8545-5e946de80… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2631828311-LPCLOUD.umm_json ↗
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- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2631828311-LPCLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Enhanced Vegetation Index (Evi) · Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Ndvi) · Plant Phenology · Suomi-NPP · Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Earth & Environmental Science · Life Sciences · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Image 65% · Imaging 75% · Satellite remote sensing 65%
Provenance · 2 source records, 23 field assertions
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| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2631828311-LPCLOUD | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 603b2f86-850e-4c8a-8545-5e946de80a27 | 9 d ago | JSON v1 |
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