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FY-3A MERSI Monthly Vegetation Index Level 3 Product

Entry ID: FY3A_MERSI_NVI_monthly_L3

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Summary

Abstract: Monthly MERSI Vegetation Index Product:

The monthly composite products of vegetation index from MERSI are globally divided equal area projected tiles of 10×10 degrees with a resolution of 250m. The data set contains NDVI, EVI, calibrated values of band1-5, solar zenith angle, sensor zenith angle, solar azimuth angle, sensor azimuth angle and quality control flag.

Purpose: Monthly MERSI Vegetation Index Product:

The vegetation product can be used for the land surface change monitoring, the agriculture remote sensing, and the study of climatic change.

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Description: FENGYUN Satellite Data Center

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: China Meteorological Administration(CMA) National Satellite and Meteorological Center(NSMC)

Dataset Title: Monthly MERSI Vegetation Index Product

Dataset Release Date: 2008-05-29

Dataset Release Place: Beijing, China

Online Resource: http://fy3.satellite.cma.gov.cn/ArssEn/Ord/Satellite.aspx?seriesCod...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-05-29

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 250 m
Longitude Resolution: 250 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 meters - < 500 meters

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION INDEX

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

FY-3A > FengYun-3A

Instrument

MERSI > MEdium Resolution Spectral Imager

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

FENGYUN Satellite Data Center, China

Data Center URL: http://satellite.cma.gov.cn/arssen/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA CENTER CONTACT Phone: 4006-121-701 Email: dataserver at nsmc.cma.gov.cn Contact Address: National Satellite Meteorological Center data services No. 46 Zhongguancun, Haidian District South Street City: Beijing Postal Code: 100081 Country: China

Distribution

Distribution Size: ~366.24 MB

Distribution Format: HDF

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-05-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-06-08

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