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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.

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ABoVE: MODIS-Derived Daily Mean Blue Sky Albedo for Northern North America, 2000-2017 1.1 SATELLITES MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2017-04-22

N: 79.0819 S: 41.6809 E: -52.6184 W: -173.089

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ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 1 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01

N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25

multiple
ACTIVATE Merged MODIS and MERRA-2 Dataset 1 SATELLITES, MERRA-2 MODIS, Computer 2013-01-01 to 2022-06-30 ICARTT
Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR) Data from the Howland 2003 Campaign 1 NASA ER-2 AIRMISR 2003-08-28 to 2003-08-28 HDF4
ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance SWIR and ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15

N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180

15 Meters x 15 Meters
30 Meters x 30 Meters 		HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF
ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15

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

15 Meters x 15 Meters
30 Meters x 30 Meters 		HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF
ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V004 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-06 to Present

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

15 Meters x 15 Meters
30 Meters x 30 Meters 		COG
ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR and SWIR V004 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-06 to Present

N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180

15 Meters x 15 Meters
30 Meters x 30 Meters 		COG
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-01 Level-2 GOES-8 1996 Shortwave and Longwave Radiation 1 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 1996-02-12 to 1996-10-23

N: 60 S: 50 E: -92 W: -111

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DISCOVER-AQ California Deployment Porterville Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CAPS PMex Monitor, MPL, TSI-3563 Neph, MFRSR, UC Davis RDI, SMPS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS 2013-01-07 to 2013-02-21 HDF5, ICARTT
DISCOVER-AQ Colorado Deployment BAO Tower Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS CEILOMETERS, MFR 2014-06-24 to 2014-09-03 HDF5, ICARTT
DISCOVER-AQ Texas Deployment Smith Point Ground Site Data 1 GROUND STATIONS MPL, 2B Technologies, 2B Technologies NO Monitor, 2B Technologies NO2 Converter, APS, TSI CPC-3010, MULTIFILTER RADIOMETER, CAPS NO2 Analyzer, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS 2013-08-27 to 2013-09-30 HDF5, ICARTT
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Nonscanner Regional, Zonal, and Global Averages S-4N data in native format 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-12-01 to 1995-10-31 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Nonscanner S-4G MediumField of View (MFOV) Shape Factor (SF) Zonal and Global Averages 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-05 to 1990-02-28 HDF4
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Regional, Zonal, and Global Averages S-4 data in native format 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS ERB-SCANNER, ERBE 1984-11-05 to 1990-02-28 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10 Medium Field of View (MFOV) Numerical Filter (NF) Radiant Flux and Albedo 1 NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1990-02-28 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10 Medium Field of View (MFOV) Shape Factor (SF) Radiant Flux and Albedo 1 NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1990-02-28 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10 Wide Field of View (WFOV) Numerical Filter (NF) Earth Flux and Albedo 1 NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1990-02-28 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10 Wide Field of View (WFOV) Shape Factor (SF) Earth Flux and Albedo 1 NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1990-02-28 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Numerical Filter (NF) Earth Flux and Albedo 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1995-11-30 Binary
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
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Numerical Filter (NF) Radiant Flux and Albedo Edition 3 in Native Format Edition3 ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1999-09-30 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Shape Factor (SF) Earth Flux and Albedo 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-9, ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1995-11-30 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Shape Factor (SF) Radiant Flux and Albedo Edition 2 in Native Format Edition2 ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1999-09-30 Binary
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) S-10N (Nonscanner-only) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Shape Filter (SF) Radiant Flux and Albedo Edition 3 in Native Format Edition3 ERBS ERBE 1984-11-01 to 1999-09-30 Binary
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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).
image of VIIRS land data

Land SIPS

Greenbelt, MD
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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