ISLSCP II: Vegetation Parameters at 1 degree spatial resolution (1986-1995)

The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project, Initiative II (ISLSCP II) is a follow on project from The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). ISLSCP II had the lead role in addressing land-atmosphere interactions - process modelling, data retrieval algorithms, field experiment design and execution, and the development of global data sets. The ISLSCP II dataset contains comprehensive data over the 10 year period from 1986 to 1995, from the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP).

This dataset contains:

*Albedo

*Ecosystem roots

*Historic crop land and land cover

*Potential vegetation

*Continuous vegetation

The data are mapped to consistent grids (0.5 x 0.5 degrees for topography, 1 x 1 degrees for meteorological parameters). Some data have a grid size of 0.25 x 0.25 degrees. The temporal resolution for most data sets is monthly (however a few are at finer resolution - 3 hourly). This dataset is public.

Date (Publication): 2003-12-10T00:00:00

Date (Creation): 2003-12-10T00:00:00

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/700d9fad7a554ff0a86597b57df7aeff

Citation identifier: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / 700d9fad7a554ff0a86597b57df7aeff

Point of contact

Organisation name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)	badc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)	badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
unknown	unknown	Principal investigator
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)	badc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)	badc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

Update scope: Dataset

Keywords

ISLSCP
NASA
Vegetation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 1986-01-01T00:00:00

End date: 1995-12-31T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

Distribution format

Name	Version
Data are ASCII formatted.

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/700d9fad7a554ff0a86597b57df7aeff	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation	DOWNLOAD

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/ecosystem_roots_1deg/1_ecosystem_roots_doc.pdf	Global Maps of Ecosystem Rooting Depths

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/edc_landcover_xdeg/1_edc_landcover_doc.pdf	Global International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) DISCover Global Land Cover at 1/4, 1/2 and 1 Degree Spatial Resolutions.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/erbe_albedo_monthly_xdeg/1_erbe_albedo_monthly_doc.pdf	Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S4G Global Clear-Sky Top of Atmosphere Monthly Albedo.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/fasir_biophys_monthly_xdeg/1_fasir_biophys_doc.pdf	Global Biophysical Parameter Fields Derived from the Fourier-Adjusted, Sensor and Solar zenith angle corrected, Interpolated, Reconstructed (FASIR) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Monthly 1982-1998 (Version 4.13).

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/fasir_ndvi_monthly_xdeg/1_fasir_ndvi_doc.pdf	Fourier-Adjusted, Sensor and Solar zenith angle corrected, Interpolated, Reconstructed (FASIR) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Monthly 1982-1998 (Version 4.13).

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/gimms_ndvi_monthly_xdeg/1_gimms_ndvi_doc.pdf	Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) Satellite Drift Corrected and NOAA-16 Incorporated Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Monthly 1981-2002.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/historic_cropland_xdeg/1_historic_cropland_doc.pdf	Global Historical Croplands Fractional Cover (1700-1992)

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/avhrr_albedo_1995_xdeg/1_avhrr_albedo_1995_doc.pdf	Broadband Shortwave, Visible, and Shortwave Infrared Albedo and Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) Parameters for February and July 1995.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/historic_landcover_xdeg/1_historic_landcover_doc.pdf	Historical Global Geographically–explicit Land Cover and Land Use Estimates (1700- 1990).

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/modis_albedo_2002_filled_xdeg/1_modis_fill_alb_2002_doc.pdf	Snow-Free Spatially Complete 16-day Albedo Products from January 2002 to December 2002 Derived from Official MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Collection 4 Albedo Products (MOD43B3)

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/modis_albedo_2002_xdeg/1_modis_albedo_2002_doc.pdf	MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 16-day Albedo Products and Quality Information from January 2002 to December 2002.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/modis_landcover_xdeg/1_modis_landcover_doc.pdf	Global International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) scheme land cover classification based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/noaa_albedo_5year-av_xdeg/1_noaa_albedo_5year-av_doc.pdf	Five Year Monthly Climatology of Broadband, Cloud-free, Snow-free, Overhead Sun Albedo from AVHRR (NOAA/NESDIS).

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/ornl_lai_point/1_ornl_lai_point_doc.pdf	Global Leaf Area Index (LAI) Data from Field Measurements, 1932-2000.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/potential_veg_xdeg/1_potential_veg_doc.pdf	Global Potential Vegetation Types

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/snowfree_albedo_1deg/1_snowfree_albedo_doc.pdf	Calculated Global Monthly Snow-Free Albedo (1982-1998) and Background (Soil/Litter) Visible and Near Infrared Reflectances.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/umd_landcover_xdeg/1_umd_landcover_doc.pdf	Global Land Cover Classifications.

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/islscp2/data/vegetation/veg_continuous_fields_xdeg/1_veg_continuous_fields_doc.pdf	Global Continuous Fields of Vegetation Cover.

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data obtained over a 10 year period from 1986 to 1995, collated by the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) II. A copy of these data was obtained by the BADC to assist the UK research community.

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Metadata language: English

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Parent identifier: International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project, Initiative II (ISLSCP II) Dataset
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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2026-03-09T03:06:43

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)		badc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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