November Vegetation Index and Solar Angle Correlation Data

Raw data supporting a correlation analysis between a vegetation index and the cosine of the solar incidence angle for the month of November. The dataset was authored by Xuanying Shen and uploaded to figshare in April 2026. It is stored in a 4.0 MB XLSX file.

Use Cases

• Calculate correlation coefficients between vegetation index and cos(i) based on the described analysis.
• Validate the statistical relationship shown in the referenced scientific figure.
• Replicate or extend the November-specific analysis using the provided raw data.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a published scientific figure (Fig 12) in a PLOS ONE article.
• File size of 4.0 MB suggests a substantial amount of raw data points.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Xuanying Shen.

Collection Method

Likely derived from remote sensing imagery for correlation analysis.

Time Range

November (specific year unknown).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 17:24:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified.