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Featured Surface Thermal Properties 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. The instrument collects visible and infrared imagery along with global observations of Earth's land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean, including data useful for determining surface thermal properties.
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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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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).

Surface Thermal Properties Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
ABoVE: Climate Drivers of Pan-Arctic Tundra Vegetation Productivity, 1982-2015 NOAA POES, DMSP SSM/I, AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 2015-12-31 N: 90 S: 70 E: 180 W: -180 CSV
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 multiple
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET_NRT) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2016-10-15 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2016-10-15 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 1 kilometer Binary Terra ASTER 2000-04-04 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Binary
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100 meter Binary Terra ASTER 2000-04-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Binary
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 Terra ASTER 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 Terra ASTER 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
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