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Surface Radiative Properties Data Access and Tools

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Surface Radiative Properties Datasets

Dataset Version Sort ascending Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
CAR INTEXB BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_INTEXB_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 J-31 CAR 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19

N: 22.1784 S: 19.1145 E: -93.9624 W: -99.451

Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CLIMCAPS Normal Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3CMCCPN) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2012-04-01 to Present

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

MASTER: HyspIRI Airborne Campaign, California, Early Spring 2013, V2 2 NASA ER-2 MASTER 2013-03-26 to 2013-04-19

N: 40.9799 S: 31.9522 E: -112.5 W: -123.777

multiple
CAR Safari BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_SAFARI_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 Convair-580 CAR 2000-08-20 to 2000-09-16

N: -14.8019 S: -26.025 E: 32.9708 W: 13.0812

Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 2 CLIMCAPS : Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIL2CCPRET) at GES DISC 2 AQUA AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present

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

VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
VIIRS/NPP Albedo Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Specific Quality Control Gridded Daily CLIMCAPS Full Spectral Resolution V2 (SNDRSNIML3SDCCP) at GES DISC 2 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2015-11-02 to Present

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

VIIRS/NPP Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2023-11-20 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2025-09-01 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF5
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