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Several MODIS Data Sets Are Now Available for Download
A special multidisciplinary set of MODIS data products is now available. It is located at: ftp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/outgoing/Data_Sets/ under the descriptor "CDROM". It was prepared to accelerate general knowledge of the availability of consistent, scientifically useful MODIS data products for global modeling and other highly multidisciplinary analyses. Further details can be obtained from the Introductory document located at the above ftp address. Additionally, Ranga Myneni, a MODIS Land Team Scientist, has released a MODIS Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR) data set that is currently available for download at ftp://crsa.bu.edu/pub/rmyneni/myneniproducts/MODIS/.. Alfredo Huete, another MODIS Land Team Scientist, has released a MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) Data Set as well. More information on the NDVI and EVI Data Set can be obtained at http://tbrs.arizona.edu/cdrom/Index.html
