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Global Monthly Vegetation CoverAuxilary Masks File |
Introduction Page, Digital Data Information
An 8-bit AM file was generated for masking land, political boundaries, and low annual variability areas with evergreen vegetation and desert. The following table describes each bit:
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BIT NUMBER |
CRITERIA/COMMENT |
BIT VALUE |
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1 |
land location (no coast used) |
1, else 0 |
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2 |
state borders, inland water |
1, else 0 |
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3 |
evergreen (Vmax-Vmin<0.2 and Vmax>0.45) |
1, else 0 |
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4 |
desert (Vmax-Vmin<0.2 and Vmax>0.2) |
1, else 0 |
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5 |
blank | |
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6 |
blank | |
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7 |
blank | |
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8 |
blank | |
where Vmax and Vmin are annual maximum and minimum NDVI, respectively.
The AM file can be displayed by clicking on the following link:
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