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NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), Version 5

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: February 10, 2026 | Last Modified: 2019-07-11T00:00:00.000+00:00
This dataset contains gridded daily Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Surface Reflectance. The data record spans from 1981 to 2013 using data from eight NOAA polar orbiting satellites: NOAA-7, -9, -11, -14, -16, -17, -18 and -19. The data are projected on a 0.05 degree x 0.05 degree global grid. This dataset is one of the Land Surface CDR Version 5 products produced by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the University of Maryland (UMD). Improvements for Version 5 include using the improved surface reflectance data, correcting the data for known errors in time, latitude, and longitude variables, as well as improvements in the global and variable attribute definitions. The dataset is in the netCDF-4 file format following ACDD and CF Conventions. The dataset is accompanied by algorithm documentation, data flow diagram and source code for the NOAA CDR Program.

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Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Photosynthetically Active Radiation > Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar) Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Index > Leaf Area Index (lai) Geographic Region > Global Land NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program NOAA OneStop Project AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NOAA-7 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7 NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9 NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11 NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14 NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16 NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17 NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18 NOAA-19 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19 DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA UMD > University of Maryland

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identifier gov.noaa.ncdc:C01559
issued 2019-07-11T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
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  "Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Photosynthetically Active Radiation > Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)",
  "Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Index > Leaf Area Index (lai)",
  "Geographic Region > Global Land",
  "NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program",
  "NOAA OneStop Project",
  "AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer",
  "NOAA-7 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7",
  "NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9",
  "NOAA-11 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11",
  "NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14",
  "NOAA-16 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16",
  "NOAA-17 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17",
  "NOAA-18 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-18",
  "NOAA-19 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-19",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA",
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modified 2019-07-11T00:00:00.000+00:00
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial 180.0,-90.0,-180.0,90.0
temporal 1981-06-24T00:00:00+00:00/2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
title NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), Version 5

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