An initial assessment of Suomi NPP VIIRS vegetation index EDR

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 12,301-12,316

  Vargas, M ^a   Miura, T ^b   Shabanov, N ^c   Kato, A ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c IM Systems Group   (United States)

Author keywords

EDR; EVI; NDVI; SNPP; Vegetation Index

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; RADIOMETERS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EDR; EVI; NDVI; SNPP; VEGETATION INDEX;

PIXELS;

ALGORITHM; AVHRR; CLOUD COVER; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODIS; MONITORING SYSTEM; NDVI; PIXEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TREND ANALYSIS; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 84890461141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020439     Document Type: Article

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