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Description

The VNP10_NRT is Near Real Time (NRT) VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m data set which reports the location of snow cover using radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) satellite. Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of quality control screens. The VNP10_NRT product is provided in NetCDF format.

Product Summary

Platforms
Suomi-NPP
Instruments
VIIRS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
375 Meters x 375 Meters
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2023-10-10 to Present
Data Partner
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS)
Concept ID
C2780575359-LANCEMODIS
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Snow Cover

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

NASA VIIRS Land Science Team. (2023). VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m [Data set]. NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP10_NRT.002 Date Accessed: 2026-05-06

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