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From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, Worldview, and Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of atmospheric rivers data.

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Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIL2CPS) 2.1 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIL3CDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIL3CMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIL3SDCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS: Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIL3SMCCP) 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-31 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: EOS-Aqua AIRS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: EOS-Aqua AIRS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Standard: Atmosphere, precipitation and surface geophysical state V3 (SNDRJ1ML2RMS) 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Support V3 (SNDRJ1ML2RMSSUP) 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Daily V3 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-11 to Present

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

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Monthly V3 3 NOAA-20 ATMS 2017-12-01 to Present

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

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIMSS Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRJ1IML2PLEVCPS) 2.1 JPSS-1 CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIMSS Level 2 CLIMCAPS: retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRJ1IML2CPS) 2.1 JPSS-1 CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRJ1IML2CCPRET) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3CDCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3CMCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3SDCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-17 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1 CrIS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS V2 (SNDRJ1IML3SMCCP) 2 NOAA-20 CrIS, ATMS 2018-02-01 to Present

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

1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1/NOAA-20 CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Daily: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 JPSS-1 CrIS 2018-02-17 to Present

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: JPSS-1/NOAA-20 CrIS Level 3 Climate Fingerprinting Sounder Product (ClimFiSP) Monthly: Gridded Atmosphere, Cloud, and Surface Geophysical State V2 2 JPSS-1 CrIS 2018-02-01 to Present

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES II: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V1 (SNDRSNML2RMS) 1 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Standard: Atmosphere, precipitation and surface geophysical state, V3 (SNDRSNML2RMS ) 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 2 RAMSES2 Support V3 (SNDRSNML2RMSSUP) 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10 to Present

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

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Daily V3 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-10 to Present

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

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP ATMS Level 3 RAMSES2 Standard Gridded Monthly V3 3 Suomi-NPP ATMS 2011-12-01 to Present

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

14 Kilometers x 14 Kilometers
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Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).

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Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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