Map Information: This is a false-color infrared image of the Arctic region, north of treeline, during maximum greenup. The image combines data from the summers of 1993 and 1995, which were relatively warm years, with minimum snow and cloud cover. Red zones are areas of dense vegetation, blues and grays are sparsely vegetated, black areas are water, and white areas are ice. The image was produced for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Project (CAVM). Funding was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation, grant number OPP-9732-076.

AVHRR data were obtained from the USGS, EROS Alaska Field Office as biweekly composite images. The circumpolar map was produced by selecting the pixels that had the maximum reflectance during the period of 11 July through 31 August for the years of 1993 and 1995.

Contact Information: NEAML

Related Links: Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping Project (CAVM)