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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 | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V008 | MODIS, NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, VIIRS | 2015-03-31 to Present | 008 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Gross Primary Production (gpp), Heterotrophic Respiration (rh), NET ECOSYSTEM CO2 EXCHANGE (NEE), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) |
| VIIRS/NPP Day/Night Band Terrain Corrected Geolocation L1 6-Min Swath 750m NRT | VIIRS | 2017-07-25 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF5 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP 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/NPP Aerosol Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG | VIIRS | 2012-01-18 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Tropospheric Ozone |
| VIIRS/NPP Daily Gridded Day Night Band 500 m Linear Lat Lon Grid Night V2 | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | |
| VIIRS/NPP Imagery Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 375m NRT | VIIRS | 2021-12-15 | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF4 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/NPP Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Yearly L3 Global 15 arc second Linear Lat Lon Grid V2 | VIIRS | 2012-01-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 daily, 1x1 deg. grid | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| NPP/VIIRS Moderate-Resolution Dual Gain Bands Calibrated Radiance 6 Min L1B Swath 750m NRT | VIIRS | 2022-01-01 | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF4 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 6-Min L2 Swath 750m | VIIRS | 2011-10-28 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF | Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature |
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Suomi NPP Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| 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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