Fractional Cover - Non-persistent Vegetation (2012-03-05)

Data are MODIS NBAR-derived 16-days fractional cover of Photosynthetic Vegetation (PV), Non-Photosynthetic Vegetation (NPV) and Bare Soil (BS). Fractional cover represents the exposed proportion of PV, NPV or BS within each pixel. In forested canopies the photosynthetic or non-photosynthetic portions of trees may obscure those of the grass layer and/or bare soil.