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Description

The VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties 6-min L2 Swath 750m product is a continuity product similar to its counterpart product from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) VIIRS. Judiciously leveraging a common set of spectral channels, they help sustain the long-term records of both MODIS and VIIRS heritages. A commonly applicable algorithm to both MODIS and VIIRS inputs is the hallmark of this continuity approach. CLDPROP_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20 is the shortname for the NOAA20 VIIRS incarnation of the orbital swath-based Cloud Properties continuity product.

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Version Description

SUOMI-NPP VIIRS Version 1.1 Data

Product Summary

Platforms
NOAA-20
Instruments
VIIRS
Spatial Extent

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

Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2018-02-17 to Present
Data Partner
L1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System,Biospheric Information Systems Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/H ,
Atmosphere Science Investigator-led Processing System, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWI-MAD/SSEC/ASIPS)
Concept ID
C2024854901-LAADS
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
676322
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Clouds ,
Cloud Frequency ,
Cloud Height ,
Infrared Radiance ,
REFLECTED INFRARED ,
Visible Radiance ,
Cloud Properties ,
Cloud Fraction ,
Cloud Top Height ,
Cloud Top Temperature ,
Cloud Emissivity

Citation

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VIIRS Atmosphere Science Team, S. S. E. C. (2021). VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties 6-Min L2 Swath 750 m [Data set]. NASA Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/CLDPROP_L2_VIIRS_NOAA20.011 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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