Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
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Image captured on 22 February 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured on 2 February 2019, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured on 12 January 2017 by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite. Snow cover data taken from the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured by the MODIS instrument on 12 July 2015, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
By the end of the 2002 season, the total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet had broken all known records.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Climate modelers trying to replicate climate change on a global scale need to better understand smaller scale regional climate dynamics to account for the nuances of climate variability.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Weak Indian summer monsoons often follow winters of heavy Eurasian snowfall.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Polar research operations depend largely on local weather conditions and the fortitude of both scientists and accompanying research equipment.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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