Global monthly percentage of vegetation cover (MODIS FCover MODV1A product: America, Pacific)

Monthly Global FCover product generated from MODIS data. Dataset represent monthly gap-filled FCover estimates the period 2000-2015 over Pacific and America. FCover was estimated using linear spectral mixture analysis and interpolated using empirical orthogonal functions algorithm to take advantage of all non-missing available pixels in both the spatial and temporal dimensions to gap-fill missing satellite observations. The global product of vegetation cover (as percentage of cover) based on MODIS images with monthly variation can be used as a critical support for several indicators related to ecologically based modelling.The H2020 Ecopotential project GA 641762 "Improving future ecosystem benefits through earth observations" is gratefully acknowledged