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Description

The Near Real Time (NRT) JPSS1/VIIRS Raw Radiances in Counts 6-Min L1A Swath (VJ101_NRT) data product contains the unpacked, raw VIIRS science, calibration and engineering data; the extracted ephemeris and attitude data from the spacecraft diary packets; and the raw ADCS and bus-critical spacecraft telemetry data from those packets, with a few critical fields extracted.

For more information download VIIRS Level 1 Product User's Guide at:
https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/format/VIIRS_Level-1_DataProductUsersGuide.pdf

Version Description

JPSS1 VIIRS NRT Version 2 Data

Product Summary

Platforms
NOAA-20
Instruments
VIIRS
Spatial Extent

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

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2019-04-08 to Present
Data Partner
Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAAC) ,
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE)Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCEMODIS)
Concept ID
C1604377338-LANCEMODIS
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
1A
Published
Science Keywords
Sensor Counts ,
THERMAL INFRARED ,
SENSOR COUNTS

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

VIIRS Level 1 Processing Group at Ocean SIPS. (2019). VIIRS/JPSS1 Raw Radiances in Counts 6-Min L1A Swath NRT [Data set]. NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VJ101_NRT.002 Date Accessed: 2025-12-15

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