Terrestrial Studies

Several products i.e. Annual Cropland, Snow albedo, net ecosystem productivity, net primary productivity, NDVI etc. are generated under NICES programme help gaining insight in different surface processes of energy and water balance at local and global scales etc. and are of great importance in many applications such as evapotranspiration, climate change, hydrological cycle, vegetation monitoring, urban climate and environmental studies among others.

All Products

S. No. Product Resolution Data Availability Frequency Coverage Technical Document(s) Link
1 Annual Cropland 5Km x 5Km 2005-06 - 2013-14 Yearly -10° - 45.5° N; 44.5° E - 105.5° E
2 AWiFS: Snow Albedo 250m 01 Jan 2015 - 12 Feb 2023 4 cycles/month India
3 AWiFS: Water Bodies Fraction 3' X 3' Grid Oct 2004 - till date (-15 days) Fortnightly India
4 Forest Fire Regime 5Km x 5Km 2003 - 2017 Single 05° - 40° N; 50° E - 110° E
5 Forest Fraction Cover 5Km x 5Km 1930, 1975, 2013 05° - 40° N; 50° E - 110° E
6 Forest Type 5Km grid 5Km x 5Km 2013 Single 05° - 40° N; 50° E - 110° E
7 Hydrological Products 0.15°, 0.05° 01 Jan 2014 - 11 Jan 2022 India
8 Indian Soil 5Km x 5Km Single -10° - 45.5° N; 44.5° E - 105.5° E
9 Land Degradation 5Km x 5Km Single -10° - 45.5° N; 44.5° E - 105.5° E
10 Mesoscale compatible inputs for: MM5 30 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes 2004-05 to 2018-19 Yearly 90° S - 90° N; 180° W - 180° E
11 Mesoscale compatible inputs for: WRF 30 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes 2004-05 to 2018-19 Yearly 0° N - 40° N; 60° E - 100° E
12 Net Ecosystem Productivity - GIMMS 2'x2' 1981-2015 Single India
13 Net Ecosystem Productivity - MODIS 2'x2' 2001-2018 Single India
14 Net Primary Productivity - GIMMS 2'x2' 1981-2015 Single India
15 Net Primary Productivity - MODIS 2'x2' 2001-2018 Single India
16 OCM2: Albedo 1 Km Jan 2013 - Dec 2021 Fortnightly India
17 OCM2: Filter Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 1 Km Jan 2012 - Jun 2021 Fortnightly India
18 OCM2: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index - Global Coverage 8 Km Jun 2013 - Sep 2019 Monthly Global
19 OCM2: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index - Local Coverage 1 Km Jan 2011 - Dec 2021 Fortnightly India v1     Addendum
20 OCM2: Vegetation Fraction 1 Km Jan 2011 - Dec 2021 Fortnightly India v1     Addendum
21 OCM: Surface Water Layer Products_2Day Repeativity 0.0032° Nov 2013 - Feb 2016 2 Days India
22 Surface Soil Moisture - 2 Day 0.25° x 0.25° grid Jul 2002 - 20 Feb 2023 2 Days India