Gridded Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for Africa

Gridded Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) at uniform grid resolution of 0.05° by 0.05° used in Gascoigne et al. (2024).The Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices Monthly (MOD13C2) Version 6.1 product provides a vegetation index value at a per pixel basis. The NDVI is referred to as the continuity index to the existing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (NOAA-AVHRR)-derived NDVI.Source of underlying data: Didan, K. 2021. MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. Accessed 2021-06-24 from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13C2.061. (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mod13c2v061/)