GIMMS NDVI From AVHRR Sensors (3rd Generation)

  • The GIMMS NDVI dataset, version NDVI3g, is generated from NOAA's AVHRR sensors and provides global NDVI data on a 1/12-degree grid from 1981 to 2013.

  • The dataset includes 'ndvi' and 'qa' bands with a pixel size of 9277 meters.

  • This dataset is in the public domain and available without restriction on use and distribution.
NASA/GIMMS/3GV0
Dataset Availability
1981-07-01T00:00:00Z–2013-12-16T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("NASA/GIMMS/3GV0")
Cadence
15 Days
Tags
avhrr nasa ndvi noaa vegetation vegetation-indices
gimms

Description

GIMMS NDVI is generated from several NOAA's AVHRR sensors for a global 1/12-degree lat/lon grid. The latest version of the GIMMS NDVI dataset is named NDVI3g (third generation GIMMS NDVI from AVHRR sensors).

Bands

Pixel Size
9277 meters

Bands

Name Min Max Pixel Size Description
ndvi -1 1 meters

NDVI
qa meters

QA flag

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

This dataset is in the public domain and is available without restriction on use and distribution. See NASA's Earth Science Data & Information Policy for additional information.

Explore with Earth Engine

Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NASA/GIMMS/3GV0')
                  .filter(ee.Filter.date('2013-06-01', '2013-12-31'));
var ndvi = dataset.select('ndvi');
var ndviVis = {
  min: -1.0,
  max: 1.0,
  palette: ['000000', 'f5f5f5', '119701'],
};
Map.setCenter(-88.6, 26.4, 1);
Map.addLayer(ndvi, ndviVis, 'NDVI');
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GIMMS NDVI is generated from several NOAA's AVHRR sensors for a global 1/12-degree lat/lon grid. The latest version of the GIMMS NDVI dataset is named NDVI3g (third generation GIMMS NDVI from AVHRR sensors).
NASA/GIMMS/3GV0, avhrr,nasa,ndvi,noaa,vegetation,vegetation-indices
1981-07-01T00:00:00Z/2013-12-16T00:00:00Z
-90 -180 90 180
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