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ABoVE: Climate Drivers of Pan-Arctic Tundra Vegetation Productivity, 1982-2015	1	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	1	MODELS	Computer	1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01	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	006	Aqua	AIRS	2016-10-15 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2016-10-15 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2RET) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-08-30 to 2016-09-24	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2RET) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB	2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-30 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) V006 (AIRX2SUP) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) V006 (AIRH2SUP) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A, HSB	2002-08-30 to 2003-02-05	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L2 Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-30 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	50 Kilometers x 50 Kilometers
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3ST8) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3ST8) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-09-01 to 2003-02-08	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree X 1 degree V006 (AIRS3ST8) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-09-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Support Multiday Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3SP8) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Support Multiday Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3SP8) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-09-01 to 2003-02-08	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 8-day Support Product (AIRS-only) 1 degree X 1 degree V006 (AIRS3SP8) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-09-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3STD) at GES DISC	006			2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25		1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3STD) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-31 to 2003-02-06	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRS3STD) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-31 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Support Daily Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3SPD) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-31 to 2003-02-06	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Support Product (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3SPD) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Support Product (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRS3SPD) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-08-31 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3STM) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS, AMSU-A	2002-09-01 to 2016-10-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRH3STM) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-09-01 to 2003-03-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRS3STM) at GES DISC	006	Aqua	AIRS	2002-09-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees

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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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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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