16-Day Vegetation Anomaly

  • Released Thursday, October 24, 2013
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The map is based on the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), a measure of how plant leaves absorb visible light and reflect infrared light. Drought-stressed vegetation reflects more visible light and less infrared than healthy vegetation. The vegetation index helps us see how much or how little live plant material is out there.

16-day Vegetation Anomaly

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See lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/modis_products_table/mod13c1

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This page was originally published on Thursday, October 24, 2013.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:24 AM EST.

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