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VIIRS Data Access and Tools
Explore Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS/NPP+JPSS Combined Vegetation Index and Snow Products from MAIAC Daily L3 Global at 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 2012-01-19 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Reflectance, Vegetation Index, Snow Grain Size, Snow Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| VIIRS/NPP+JPSS1 BRDF Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 750m RSIN Grid V002 | 2012-01-19 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Reflectance, Vegetation Index, Snow Grain Size, Snow Cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cirrus Reflectance 6-min L2 Swath 750m | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 6-Min L2 Swath 750m V2 | 2012-03-01 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT) | 2019-04-18 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Clouds | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties 6-min L2 Swath 750m | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 daily, 1x1 deg. grid | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Precipitable Water, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Vertical Distribution |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid | 2012-01-19 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid | 2012-01-19 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level-3 daily 1x1 degree grid | 2018-03-17 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Emissivity, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath | 2020-06-09 to 2024-05-01 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Clouds | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km V2 | 2012-03-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | netCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6km | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | netCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | 2023-11-15 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6 Min Swath 6km | 2012-03-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | 2019-04-18 to 2024-07-25 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 2 | Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) | 2023-06-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1 degree x 1 degree grid | 2012-03-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data 1x1 degree grid | 2012-03-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/SNPP Level-2 Water Vapor Products 6-min Swath 750m | 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-11 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles |
| VIIRS/SNPP Water Vapor Level-3 daily 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid | 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-11 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles |
| VIIRS/SNPP Water Vapor Level-3 monthly 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid | 2012-05-01 to 2018-09-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | NetCDF-4 | Atmospheric Water Vapor, Water Vapor Indicators, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles |
| VIIRS/Suomi-NPP Cloud Mask 6-Min Swath 750 m | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VNP02MOD | VIIRS/NPP Moderate Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 750 m | 2012-01-19 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | 1B | netCDF-4 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
VIIRS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| FIRMS | The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. | Access, Visualization | |
| FLOOD | The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. | Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| HiTIDE | Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading | |
| LDOPE | Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. | Analysis, Visualization | |
| LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts | Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions. | ||
| SOTO | State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| TESViS | The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. | Visualization, Subsetting | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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