Description
This dataset provides MODIS-derived leaf area index (LAI), stem area index (SAI), vegetation area fraction, dominant landcover category, and albedo parameters for the continental US (CONUS), parts of southern Canada, and Mexico at 30 km resolution. The data cover the period 2003-2010 and were developed to be used as surface input data for regional agroecosystem-climate models. MODIS Collection 5 products used to derive these parameters included the Terra yearly water mask, vegetation continuous field products, the combined Terra and Aqua yearly land-cover category (LCC) (MCD12Q1), 8-day composites for LAI (MCD15A2), and albedo parameter (MCD43B1) products. Please note that the MODIS Version 5 land data products used in this dataset have been superseded by Version 6 data products.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a related visualization | PNG | (top) Seasonal geographic distributions of the new LAI and (bottom) differences between the MODIS-derived and AVHRR-derived LAI. The seasons (from left to right) are winter (DJF), spring (MAM), summer (JJA), and autumn (SON) (from Xu et al., 2014). | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | MODIS-derived Vegetation Parameters for Regional Climate Modeling, 2003-2010: US_MODIS_Veg_Parameters.pdf | Open resource | |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | Data set Landing Page DOI URL | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | USE SERVICE API | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | The THREDDS location for this Collection. | Open resource |