Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)

grid: /T (days since 1981-01-01 00:00:00) ordered [ (1-7 Jan 1981) (8-14 Jan 1981) (15-21 Jan 1981) ... (23-29 Dec 2016)] N= 1872 pts :grid

Longitude (longitude)

grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (179.928W) to (179.928E) by 0.144 N= 2500 pts :grid

Latitude (latitude)

grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (74.952N) to (55.08S) by 0.144 N= 904 pts :grid

Other Info

datatype

shortarraytype

iridl:hasSemantics

iridl:VHI

missing_value

-999

scale_factor

0.01

scale_max

10000.0

scale_min

0

units

unitless

References

F. Kogan J. Sullivan 1993: Development of global drought-watch system using NOAA/AVHRR data NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/Satellite Research Laboratory, Rm 712, World Weather Building, Washington, DC 20233, U.S.A. Advances in Space Research. 01/1993; DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(93)90548-P

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