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Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) – U.S. Forest Service

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index assesses the risk of fire by representing the net effect of evapotranspiration and precipitation in producing cumulative moisture deficiency in deep duff and upp

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
1997 - Present
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station

Landscape Evaporative Response Index (LERI)

The Landscape Evaporative Response Index (LERI) is an experimental drought monitoring and early warning guidance tool that measures the anomaly in the actual evapotranspiration (ETa) from the

Data Coverage
Contiguous U.S.
Period of Record
2000 - present
File Format
images
netcdf-4
Data Type
Satellite

NDVI Greenness Maps

NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) maps

Data Coverage
North America
Period of Record
2000 - Present
File Format
geotiff
kml
Data Type
Satellite

NOAA Global Vegetation Products

A selection of worldwide maps monitoring different aspects of vegetation health.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)
File Format
images
Data Type
Satellite