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Albedo Data Access and Tools

From discovery to visualization, data tools such as the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Subset/Visualization Tool, Earthdata Search, and Worldview guide users in making the most of albedo data.

Albedo Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
CERES Monthly Gridded Single Satellite Fluxes and Clouds Aqua FM4 Edition2B Edition2B Aqua CERES SCANNER, CERES-FM4 2002-07-01 to 2005-03-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM1 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Terra CERES-FM1 2000-05-01 to 2006-06-30 HDF4
CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) TOA/Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols TRMM-PFM Edition2B Edition2B TRMM CERES-PFM 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath Terra FM2 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Terra CERES-FM2 2000-03-01 to 2006-03-01 HDF4
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath (CRS) Aqua-FM3 MODIS Edition2B Edition2B Aqua CERES-FM3 2002-07-02 to 2006-05-01 HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly NPP VIIRS Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to Present HDF4
CERES SSF 1 degree Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly NPP Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to 2019-09-30 HDF4
CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily NPP Edition2A Edition2A Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5, VIIRS 2012-02-01 to Present HDF4
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Numerical Filter (NF) Radiant Flux and Albedo Edition 2 in Native Format Edition2 ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1999-09-30 Binary
CERES ERBE-like Gridded Instantaneous TOA Fluxes (ES9) NPP CERES FM-5 Edition2 Edition2 Suomi-NPP CERES-FM5 2012-02-01 to Present HDF4
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Featured Albedo Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) flies aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. VIIRS collects global observations of Earth's land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean, including measurements of albedo.
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VIIRS-Land Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time land 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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VIIRS-Atmosphere Near Real-Time Data

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).
True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
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Land SIPS

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NASA's Land Science Investigator-led Processing System is responsible for processing, reprocessing, production and general assessment of the Suomi NPP Science Team standard and experimental Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) land products.
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