USGS VegDRI Vegetation Drought Response Index
Weekly 1km drought stress model integrating MODIS NDVI satellite observations with climate data and biophysical characteristics for vegetation drought monitoring across the conterminous United States
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At a glance
- Region
- United States (North America)
- Coverage
- Conterminous US, 1km weekly, 2009-present
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Vegetation Drought Index
- Satellite NDVI
- Climate-Integrated Drought
- Weekly Maps
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: Vegetation Drought Index
- 02
Planning
Plan reservoir releases and cropping for a dry year.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Climate-Integrated Drought
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
- 02
One risk score
Combine many indices into a single, explainable risk score.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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