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Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) – North Carolina State Climate Office

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) assesses the likelihood of wildfires becoming large and difficult to contain by representing the net effect of evapotranspi

Data Coverage
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Forecasts
File Format
images
csv
geotiff
Data Type
Satellite

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

Lawn and Garden Moisture Index

The Lawn and Garden Moisture Index measures the capacity of current soil moisture to sustain healthy lawns and gardens in the Southeast U.S. 

Data Coverage
Regional
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
Data Type
Land-based Station
Radar

NASA SPoRT-LiS Soil Moisture Products

NASA’s Short-term Prediction and Transition Center – Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) provides high-resolution (about 3-km) gridded soil moisture products in real-time to support regional and lo

Data Coverage
Puerto Rico
United States
Period of Record
Current Conditions
File Format
images
geotiff
other
Data Type
Model
Radar
Satellite