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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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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_M) 2.0 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1979-01-01 to Present

N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125

0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_MC) 2.0 VIC-LSM NOT APPLICABLE 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125

0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
PACE-PAX ER-2 Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) Data 1 NASA ER-2 RSP-2 2024-08-29 to 2024-10-02

N: 42.42 S: 31.58 E: -112.42 W: -128.52

NetCDF-4
POLDER/Parasol L2 Radiation Budget subset along CloudSat track V001 (PARASOLRB_CPR) 001 PARASOL POLDER-1 2006-06-01 to 2010-01-31

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

19 Kilometers x 19 Kilometers
PROVE Surface albedo of Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico, 1997 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION PYRANOMETERS, CAMERAS 1997-05-22 to 1997-05-27

N: 32.5 S: 32.5 E: -106.75 W: -106.75

CSV
SAFARI 2000 AERONET-derived Diffuse Spectral Irradiance for Eight Core Sites 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SUN PHOTOMETERS 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: -15.4389 S: -25.0197 E: 31.4969 W: 15.9144

CSV
SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30

N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55

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SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29

N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946

Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Surface Albedo and Radiation Fluxes at Mongu and Skukuza, 2000-2002 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer 2000-03-02 to 2002-12-31

N: -15.4383 S: -25.02 E: 31.4844 W: 23.2527

Shapefile
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-8 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 2000-03-01 to 2003-04-01 NetCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-8 Southern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 GOES-8 GOES-8 Imager 2000-03-01 to 2003-04-01 NetCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 GOES-9 Northern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 GOES-9 GOES I-M Imager 2003-04-23 to 2005-07-06 NetCDF-4
SatCORPS CERES GEO Edition 4 MTSAT-2R Southern Hemisphere Version 1.0 V01 MTSAT-2 VISSR 2007-06-05 to 2015-07-05 NetCDF-4
SCOAPE-II LaRC B-200 Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Event (GEO-CAPE) Airborne Simulator Data 1 B-200 GCAS 2024-10-07 to 2024-10-16

N: 36.72 S: 26.79 E: -77.34 W: -91.43

NetCDF-4, KMZ
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-09 to 2015-10-25

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-09-10 to 2015-10-24

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SnowEx23 Apr23 Spectrometer Snow Surface Reflectance and Albedo, Version 1 V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SPECTRORADIOMETERS 2023-04-05 to 2023-05-05

N: 65.16127 S: 63.86191 E: -145.7231 W: -147.7298

CSV
SOLVE I ER-2 Analysis Model Data 1 MODELS Computer 1999-12-11 to 2000-03-18

N: 90 S: 7.47 E: 180 W: -180

AMES
Surface Radiance Data: UNL (FIFE) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, PYRANOMETERS, PLANT STRESS MONITOR, NET RADIOMETERS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1987-05-30 to 1989-08-11

N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.59

multiple
VIIRS/JPSS1 Albedo Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

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

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers HDF5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Albedo Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Albedo Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-05 to Present

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

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Albedo Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Albedo Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo BSA at Solar Noon Band M1 Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V002 002 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-05 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS5
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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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