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NOAA-20 Data Access and Tools
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Area 8-day L3 Global V002 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Lakes/Reservoirs, WATER SURFACE HEIGHT, Total Surface Water, Bed Elevation |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V002 | VIIRS | 2018-01-01 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Lakes/Reservoirs, WATER SURFACE HEIGHT, Total Surface Water, Bed Elevation |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Daily L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT | VIIRS | 2025-04-15 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Floods |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day CS GeoTIFF | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day GeoTIFF | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 2-day GeoTIFF | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 3-day GeoTIFF | VIIRS | 2026-03-04 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | GeoTIFF | Floods, Floods |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Hourly Cumulative L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT | VIIRS | 2025-04-15 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Floods |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 6-Min L2 Swath 750m | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 6-Min L2 Swath 750m V2 | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height, Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT) | VIIRS | 2020-10-08 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | Clouds | |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties 6-min L2 Swath 750m | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 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/NOAA20 Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 daily, 1x1 deg. grid | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 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/NOAA20 Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid | VIIRS | 2018-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 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/NOAA20 Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid | VIIRS | 2018-04-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 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/NOAA20 Dark Target Aerosol 6-Min L2 Swath 6 km | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | VIIRS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01 | 1 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | VIIRS | 2023-11-15 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | VIIRS | 2018-02-17 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/NOAA-20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) | VIIRS | 2023-06-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1 degree x 1 degree grid | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/NPP+JPSS Combined Aerosol Products from MAIAC Daily L3 Global at 0.05Deg CMG V002 | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
NOAA-20 Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts | Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions. | ||
| 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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