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VIIRS-Atmosphere Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument is aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-20 satellites. (Note: Prior to launch, NOAA-20 was known as the Joint Polar Satellite System, or JPSS-1, satellite.)

To download VIIRS near real-time (NRT) data, register for an Earthdata Login. Use the table below to access specific Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE) atmosphere data products. 

For land data, see LANCE VIIRS-Land data products.

VIIRS-Atmosphere / Suomi NPP

Product DownloadDescriptionVolume
(GB/day)		Browse
CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRTVIIRS/Suomi NPP Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT)
doi:10.5067/VIIRS/CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT.001		13Worldview Browse as the Clear Sky Confidence layers
AERDB_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRTVIIRS/Suomi NPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (NRT)
doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDB_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT.002		1Worldview Browse
AERDT_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRTVIIRS/Suomi NPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6km (NRT)
doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT.002		1Worldview Browse

VIIRS-Atmosphere / NOAA 20

Product
(Download link)		DescriptionVolume
(GB/day)		Browse
CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRTVIIRS/NOAA-20 Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT)
doi:10.5067/VIIRS/CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRT.001		13Worldview Browse as the Clear Sky Confidence layers
AERDB_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRTVIIRS/NOAA-20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0)
doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDB_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRT.002		1Worldview Browse
AERDT_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRTVIIRS/NOAA-20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0)
doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20_NRT.002		1Worldview Browse

 

VIIRS-Atmosphere NRT Data and Information