Global Land Cover Characterization


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GLOBAL LAND COVER CHARACTERIZATION Version 1.2

[Global] [North America] [South America] [Eurasia] [Africa] [Australia/Pacific]

Global

Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection File Listing(Global)
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Image Files (Download binary ftp files)(Global)
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Global Ecosystems compressed 27.0 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 22.4 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 22.5 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 19.2 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model compressed 17.0 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 23.5 Mb

North America

Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection File Listing (North America)
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Image Files (Download binary ftp files) (North America)
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Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 4.1 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 4.6 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 3.9 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 3.8 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 3.6 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 3.4 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 4.1 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.1 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 28.6 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (North America)

naaprndg.img (April, 1992) compressed 10 Mb
namayndg.img (May, 1992) compressed 11.9 Mb
najunndg.img (June, 1992) compressed 13.2 Mb
najulndg.img (July, 1992) compressed 13.7 Mb
naaugndg.img (August, 1992) compressed 13.7 Mb
nasepndg.img (September, 1992) compressed 13.7 Mb
naoctndg.img (October, 1992) compressed 12.2 Mb
nanovndg.img (November, 1992) compressed 9.8 Mb
nadecndg.img (December, 1992) compressed 8.2 Mb
najanndg.img (January, 1993) compressed 8.9 Mb
nafebndg.img (February, 1993) compressed 10.2 Mb
namarndg.img (March, 1993) compressed 10.7 Mb

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection File Listing(North America)
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Image Files (Download binary ftp files)(North America)
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Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 6.4 Mb
Global Ecosystemscompressed 4.9 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 4.2 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 4.1 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 3.9 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 3.9 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 4.3 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.1 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 28.8 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (North America)

naaprndl.img (April, 1992) compressed 11.9 Mb
namayndl.img (May, 1992) compressed 12.1 Mb
najunndl.img (June, 1992) compressed 13.5 Mb
najulndl.img (July, 1992) compressed 15.1 Mb
naaugndl.img (August, 1992) compressed 14.0 Mb
nasepndl.img (September, 1992) compressed 14.1 Mb
naoctndl.img (October, 1992) compressed 13.0 Mb
nanovndl.img (November, 1992) compressed 10.0 Mb
nadecndl.img (December, 1992) compressed 8.3 Mb
najanndl.img (January, 1993) compressed 9.4 Mb
nafebndl.img (February, 1993)compressed 10.5 Mb
namarndl.img (March, 1993) compressed 11.0 Mb

South America

Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection File Listing(South America)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files)(South America)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 6.3 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 3.6 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 3.1 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 3.0 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 2.4 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 2.4 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 3.2 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.6 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 20.0 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites(South America)

saaprndg.img (April, 1992) compressed 11.4 Mb
samayndg.img (May, 1992) compressed 11.0 Mb
sajunndg.img (June, 1992) compressed 11.1 Mb
sajulndg.img (July, 1992) compressed 11.1 Mb
saaugndg.img (August, 1992) compressed 11.3 Mb
sasepndg.img (September, 1992) compressed 11.5 Mb
saoctndg.img (October, 1992) compressed 11.4 Mb
sanovndg.img (November, 1992) compressed 11.9 Mb
sadecndg.img (December, 1992) compressed 12.0 Mb
sajanndg.img (January, 1993) compressed 11.8 Mb
safebndg.img (February, 1993) compressed 11.9 Mb
samarndg.img (March, 1993) compressed 11.9 Mb

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection File Listing(South America)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files) (South America)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 6.2 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 3.7 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 3.0 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 3.8 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 2.6 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 2.6 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 4.1 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.1 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 20.3 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (South America)

saaprndl.img (April, 1992) compressed 11.4 Mb
samayndl.img (May, 1992) compressed 11.0 Mb
sajunndl.img (June, 1992) compressed 11.1 Mb
sajulndl.img (July, 1992) compressed 11.1 Mb
saaugndl.img (August, 1992) compressed 11.3 Mb
sasepndl.img (September, 1992) compressed 11.5 Mb
saoctndl.img (October, 1992) compressed 11.4 Mb
sanovndl.img (November, 1992) compressed 11.9 Mb
sadecndl.img (December, 1992) compressed 12.0 Mb
sajanndl.img (January, 1993) compressed 11.8 Mb
safebndl.img (February, 1993) compressed 11.9 Mb
samarndl.img (March, 1993) compressed 11.9 Mb

Eurasia

Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection File Listing(Eurasia)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files)(Eurasia)
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Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 15.0 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 10.8 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 8.6 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 8.6 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 7.4 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 6.0 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 9.6 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.3 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 92.1 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites(Eurasia)

eaaprndg.img (April, 1992) compressed 24.6 Mb
eamayndg.img (May, 1992) compressed 28.6 Mb
eajunndg.img (June, 1992) compressed 28.8 Mb
eajulndg.img (July, 1992) compressed 30.2 Mb
eaaugndg. img (August, 1992) compressed 30.8 Mb
easepndg.img (September, 1992) compressed 30.7 Mb
eaoctndg.img (October, 1992) compressed 29.0 Mb
eanovndg.img (November, 1992) compressed 23.8 Mb
eadecndg.img (December, 1992) compressed 19.0 Mb
eajanndg.img (January, 1993) compressed 20.8 Mb
eafebndg.img (February, 1993) compressed 24.4 Mb
eamarndg.img (March, 1993) compressed 25.0 Mb

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection File Listing(Optimized for Europe)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files) (Optimized for Europe)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 16.3 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 11.8 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 9.5 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 9.5 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 8.3 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 6.8 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 10.5 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.3 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 88.2 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (Optimized for Europe)

eaaprndle.img (April, 1992) compressed 26.2 Mb
eamayndle.img (May, 1992) compressed 30.3 Mb
eajunndle.img (June, 1992) compressed 31.7 Mb
eajulndle.img (July, 1992) compressed 32.0 Mb
eaaugndle.img (August, 1992) compressed 32.3 Mb
easepndle.img (September, 1992) compressed 32.1 Mb
eaoctndle.img (October, 1992) compressed 30.6 Mb
eanovndle.img (November, 1992) compressed 25.1 Mb
eadecndle.img (December, 1992) compressed 20.0 Mb
eajanndle.img (January, 1993) compressed 22.0 Mb
eafebndle.img (February, 1993) compressed 25.9 Mb
eamarndle.img (March, 1993) compressed 26.5 Mb

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection File Listing (Optimized for Asia)
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Image Files (Download binary ftp files) (Optimized for Asia)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 15.9 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 11.5 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 9.2 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 9.2 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 8.0 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 6.6 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 10.2 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.3 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 88.9 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (Optimized for Asia)

eaaprndla.img (April, 1992) compressed 25.7 Mb
eamayndla.img (May, 1992) compressed 29.9 Mb
eajunndla.img (June, 1992) compressed 31.4 Mb
eajulndla.img (July, 1992) compressed 31.6 Mb
eaaugndla.img (August, 1992) compressed 32.2 Mb
easepndla.img (September, 1992) compressed 32.0 Mb
eaoctndla.img (October, 1992) compressed 30.0 Mb
eanovndla.img (November, 1992) compressed 24.3 Mb
eadecndla.img (December, 1992) compressed 19.5 Mb
eajanndla.img (January, 1993) compressed 21.3 Mb
eafebndla.img (February, 1993) compressed 25.2 Mb
eamarndla.img (March, 1993) compressed 25.9 Mb

Africa

Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection File Listing(Africa)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files)(Africa)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 6.8 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 3.7 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 3.1 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 2.3 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 2.2 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 2.2 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 2.9 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.1 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 39.3 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites(Africa)

afaprndg.img (April, 1992) compressed 13.3 Mb
afmayndg.img (May, 1992) compressed 13.3 Mb
afjunndg.img (June, 1992) compressed 13.4 Mb
afjulndg.img (July, 1992) compressed 13.5 Mb
afaugndg.img (August, 1992) compressed 13.8 Mb
afsepndg.img (September, 1992) compressed 13.7 Mb
afoctndg.img (October, 1992) compressed 14.1 Mb
afnovndg.img (November, 1992) compressed 14.6 Mb
afdecndg.img (December, 1992) compressed 14.4 Mb
afjanndg.img (January, 1993) compressed 14.1 Mb
affebndg.img (February, 1993) compressed 17.2 Mb
afmarndg.img (March, 1993) compressed 17.0 Mb

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection File Listing(Africa)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files) (Africa)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 6.9 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 3.7 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 3.2 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 2.3 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 2.2 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 2.2 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 3.0 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.06 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 39.2 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (Africa)

afaprndl.img (April, 1992) compressed 16.4 Mb
afmayndl.img (May, 1992) compressed 16.8 Mb
afjunndl.img (June, 1992) compressed 16.6 Mb
afjulndl.img (July, 1992) compressed 16.8 Mb
afaugndl.img (August, 1992) compressed 17.0 Mb
afsepndl.img (September, 1992) compressed 16.8 Mb
afoctndl.img (October, 1992) compressed 17.3 Mb
afnovndl.img (November, 1992) compressed 17.9 Mb
afdecndl.img (December, 1992) compressed 17.6 Mb
afjanndl.img (January, 1993) compressed 17.2 Mb
affebndl.img (February, 1993) compressed 17.3 Mb
afmarndl.img (March, 1993) compressed 17.1 Mb

Australia/Pacific

Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection File Listing(Australia/Pacific)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files)(Australia/Pacific)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 3.1 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 1.9 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 1.6 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 1.8 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 1.5 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Schemecompressed 1.4 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 1.5 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.3 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 13.6 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites(Australia/Pacific)

apaprndg.img (April, 1992) compressed 7.9 Mb
apmayndg.img (May, 1992) compressed 8.0 Mb
apjunndg.img (June, 1992) compressed 8.3 Mb
apjulndg.img (July, 1992) compressed 8.2 Mb
apaugndg.img (August, 1992) compressed 8.0 Mb
apsepndg.img (September, 1992) compressed 7.9 Mb
apoctndg.img (October, 1992) compressed 7.8 Mb
apnovndg.img (November, 1992) compressed 7.8 Mb
apdecndg.img (December, 1992) compressed 7.8 Mb
apjanndg.img (January, 1993) compressed 7.8 Mb
apfebndg.img (February, 1993) compressed 7.2 Mb
apmarndg.img (March, 1993) compressed 8.0 Mb

Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Projection File Listing(Australia/Pacific)
Documentation Files (View ascii ftp files)

Image Files (Download binary ftp files) (Australia/Pacific)
Note: When downloading compressed files, add the .gz extension to the file name.

Seasonal Land Cover Regions compressed 3.2 Mb
Global Ecosystems compressed 2.0 Mb
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme compressed 1.7 Mb
Biosphere Atmosphere Transfer Scheme compressed 1.9 Mb
Simple Biosphere Model Scheme compressed 1.6 Mb
Simple Biosphere 2 Model Scheme compressed 1.5 Mb
USGS Land Use/Land Cover Scheme compressed 1.6 Mb
DCW Urban compressed 0.08 Mb
Digital Elevation Model compressed 13.8 Mb

Monthly NDVI Composites (Australia/Pacific)

apaprndl.img (April, 1992) compressed 8.0 Mb
apmayndl.img (May, 1992) compressed 8.3 Mb
apjunndl.img (June, 1992) compressed 8.4 Mb
apjulndl.img (July, 1992) compressed 8.3 Mb
apaugndl.img (August, 1992) compressed 8.1 Mb
apsepndl.img (September, 1992) compressed 8.0 Mb
apoctndl.img (October, 1992) compressed 7.9 Mb
apnovndl.img (November, 1992) compressed 7.8 Mb
apdecndl.img (December, 1992) compressed 7.9 Mb
apjanndl.img (January, 1993) compressed 7.9 Mb
apfebndl.img (February, 1993)compressed 8.2 Mb
apmarndl.img (March, 1993) compressed 8.1 Mb

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