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Suomi NPP Data Access and Tools
Global-change observations provided by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) support numerous long-term climate and global change studies. Explore Suomi-NPP datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Urban Extents from VIIRS and MODIS for the Continental U.S. Using Machine Learning Methods | VIIRS, MODIS | 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS | Boundaries |
| Annual Summary of Artificial Light At Night from VIIRS/S-NPP at CONUS County and Census Tract V1 (ALAN_VIIRS_CONUS) at GES DISC | VIIRS | 2012-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | Air Quality, Visible Wavelengths, Natural Hazards | |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-NPP Edition1A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 | Edition1A | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Albedo, Aerosols, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Net Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-NPP Edition1A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 | Edition1A | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Net Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly-Averaged 1-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 | Edition1A | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Net Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols One-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 | Edition1A | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Net Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Three-Hourly Terra-NPP Edition1A | IMAGING RADIOMETERS, CERES-FM1, CERES-FM2, CERES SCANNER, MODIS, CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to 2017-11-30 | Edition1A | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Midlayer Temperature, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Total Precipitable Water, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Atmospheric Emitted Radiation, Surface Pressure, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Net Radiation, Ultraviolet Radiation, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size |
| CERES Bidirectional Scans NPP FM5 Edition1-CV | CERES-FM5 | 2012-01-26 to Present | Edition1-CV | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Shortwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Net Radiation, SINK TEMPERATURE, Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance |
| CERES Bidirectional Scans NPP FM-5 Edition2 | CERES-FM5 | 2012-01-27 to Present | Edition2 | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Atmospheric Radiation, Sensor Counts, Infrared Wavelengths, Visible Wavelengths, SENSOR COUNTS, Visible Radiance, Sensor Characteristics, SINK TEMPERATURE, Longwave Radiation, Infrared Radiance, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES ERBE-like Footprint TOA Fluxes (ES8) NPP-FM5 Edition2 | CERES-FM5 | 2012-01-27 to Present | Edition2 | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes (ES9) NPP CERES FM-5 Edition2 | CERES-FM5 | 2012-02-01 to Present | Edition2 | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES ERBE-like Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes (ES4) NPP FM-5 Edition2 | CERES-FM5 | 2012-02-01 to Present | Edition2 | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols NPP-FM5 Edition2A | CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-01-27 to Present | Edition2A | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Lidar Backscatter, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Cloud Properties, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Radiative Properties, Infrared Wavelengths, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS Edition2A | CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to Present | Edition2A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Pressure, Wind Speed, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES SSF 1 degree Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NPP Edition2A | CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to 2019-09-30 | Edition2A | COMPLETE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Pressure, Wind Speed, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation |
| CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NPP Edition2A | CERES-FM5, VIIRS | 2012-02-01 to Present | Edition2A | ACTIVE | HDF4 | Albedo, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Emissivity, Cloud Height, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Cloud Base Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Skin Temperature, Cloud Fraction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Top Temperature, Incoming Solar Radiation, Total Precipitable Water, Solar Irradiance, Cloud Base Temperature, Surface Pressure, Wind Speed, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Net Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation |
| Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Level 2 Earth System Science Profiling Algorithm Ammonia Retrieval Algorithm (ESSPA-NH3) V1 (SNDRSNIL2ESPNH3) | CrIS | 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | Ammonia, Ammonia | |
| ECOSTRESS Tiled Ancillary NDVI and Albedo L2 Global 70 m V002 | ECOSTRESS, VIIRS, Sentinel-2 MSI, OLI | 2018-07-09 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | COG | Land Surface Temperature, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Albedo |
| ECOSTRESS Tiled Ancillary NDVI and Albedo L2 Global 70 m V003 | ECOSTRESS, VIIRS, Sentinel-2 MSI, OLI | 2018-07-09 to Present | 003 | ACTIVE | COG | Land Surface Temperature, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Albedo |
| Fire Particulate Emissions from Combined VIIRS and AHI Data for Indonesia, 2015-2020 | AHI, Computer, VIIRS | 2015-07-04 to 2020-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | CSV | Fire Occurrence, Wildfires, Particulate Matter, Emissions, Fire Dynamics |
| FIREX-AQ Satellite And Related Ancillary Data | VIIRS, CCD IMAGER, GOES-16 Imager | 2019-07-01 to 2019-09-06 | 2 | COMPLETE | netCDF-3, PNG | Air Quality, Biomass Burning, Emissions |
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol 0.25x0.25 degree Gridded L2 | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Daily 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| GEO-LEO Merged Deep Blue Aerosol Monthly 1 x 1 degree Gridded L3 | ABI, AHI, MODIS, VIIRS | 2019-05-01 to 2020-05-01 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| GHRSST Level 2P 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi NPP (GDS2) V1 | VIIRS | 2013-05-20 to 2016-02-25 | 1.0 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Skin Temperature |
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