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Description

This data set reports snow cover using radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite. Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of quality control screens.

Version Description

Data update as part of VIIRS/JPSS-1 Collection 2

Product Summary

Platforms
Suomi-NPP
Instruments
VIIRS
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
375 Meters x 375 Meters
Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2012-01-19 to Present
Temporal Resolution
6 Minute
Concept ID
C3173404788-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
742316
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Snow Cover

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

Riggs, G., & Hall, D. (2023). VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m, Version 2 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ZZMS6RM8LQS9 Date Accessed: 2026-08-07

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