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    VIIRS/JPSS1 Leaf Area Index/FPAR 8-Day L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002

    Metadata Updated: February 21, 2025

    The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/dataset_discovery/viirs) Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) Version 2 data product (VJ115A2H) provides information about the vegetative canopy layer at 500 meter resolution. The VIIRS sensor is located aboard the NOAA-20 satellite. LAI is an index that quantifies the one-sided leaf area of a canopy, while FPAR is the fraction of incoming solar energy absorbed through photosynthesis at 400 to 700 nanometers. This product is intentionally designed after the Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) LAI/FPAR operational algorithm to promote the continuity of the Earth Observation System (EOS) mission.

    The VJ115A2H product includes six Science Data Set Layers for the analysis of key factors in LAI/FPAR measurements. These include the LAI and FPAR measurements, quality detail for LAI/FPAR, extra quality detail for FPAR, and the standard deviation for LAI and FPAR. Two low resolution browse images are also available for each VJ115A2H granule: LAI and FPAR.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Metadata Created Date February 21, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 21, 2025

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 21, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 21, 2025
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    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2023-08-21
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-02-19
    Category JPSS, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VJ115A2H.002
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    Program Code 026:001
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    Source Schema Version 1.1
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    Temporal 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z/2024-06-03T00:00:00Z

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