The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is pleased to announce an expansion of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Version 2 BRDF and albedo data products. This release includes data products from the NOAA-21 satellite, which was previously called Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2).
The NOAA-21 platform was launched on November 10, 2022. Capitalizing on the success of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-20 platforms, NOAA-21 features four similar instruments that take measurements related to atmospheric composition; carbon cycle, ecosystems, and biogeochemistry; weather and climate; and water and energy cycles.
Learn more about the BRDF and albedo data products by clicking the links in the Referenced Datasets section below. The links also provide the Digital Object Identifier for the datasets, along with several styles for properly citing the data.
Explore and access this new VIIRS Version 2 BRDF and albedo data products using NASA’s Earthdata Search. Please contact LP DAAC User Services with any questions.