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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 Sort ascending | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Global Binned Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version R2022.0 | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 | R2022.0 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Vegetation Index |
| Suomi-NPP VIIRS Global Mapped Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Data, version R2022.0 | VIIRS | 2012-01-02 | R2022.0 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Vegetation Index |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 1 R01 | VIIRS, AMSR2, SSMIS | 2024-07-24 to Present | R01 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Land/Ocean/Ice Fraction, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover |
| PREFIRE Auxiliary Satellite Data for PREFIRE Satellite 2 R01 | VIIRS, AMSR2, SSMIS | 2024-06-29 to Present | R01 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Land/Ocean/Ice Fraction, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Cover |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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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