Land Cover Dynamics (Vegetation Phenology) (MCD12Q2) The Land Cover Dynamics MODIS product is a yearly product that represents the timing of vegetation phenology globally. Sub-datasets include vegetation growth, maturity, senescence, and dormancy. This product also includes the NBAR-(Nadir Bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) adjusted Reflectance) based EVI, in part because the EVI is used to create the Land Cover Dynamics.

The Land Cover Dynamics product uses both Terra and Aqua MODIS data. Version 005 (provided) has a 500 m spatial resolution, which is an improvement from the 1,000 m version 004 product. This product is only available in MODIS tiles, so the tiles needed to cover the CAFF pan-Arctic region has been downloaded but not clipped to the pan-Arctic extent at this time. Note: Like the Vegetation Indices, the EVI layers of this product require scale factors that can be found in the Appendix.

For usage please see ABDS Data Policy
Suggested citation:
CAFF (2015). Vegetation Phenology: Arctic Land Cover Change Index. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS).