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VIIRS Data Access and Tools

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VIIRS Data Tools

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AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
LDOPE Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. Analysis, Visualization
LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions.
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) 2023-06-01 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 2 NetCDF-4 Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness
VIIRS/JPSS1 Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT 2023-10-10 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 2 NetCDF Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
VIIRS/JPSS2 Moderate Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 750m NRT 2024-01-17 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 1B NetCDF4 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
VIIRS/NPP Imagery Resolution Terrain-Corrected Geolocation 6-Min L1 Swath 375m NRT 2021-12-15 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 1B netCDF5 VIEWING GEOMETRY, Attitude Characteristics, VISIBLE IMAGERY, SENSOR COUNTS, Geolocation
VIIRS/JPSS1 Moderate Resolution Terrain Corrected Geolocation 6-Min L1 Swath 750m NRT 2019-04-08 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 1B NetCDF5 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Geolocation, Visible Radiance
VIIRS/JPSS2 Raw Radiances in Counts 6-Min L1A Swath 2025-01-24 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2.1 ACTIVE 1A NetCDF4 Sensor Counts, THERMAL INFRARED, SENSOR COUNTS
VIIRS/NPP Moderate Resolution Bands L1B 6-Min Swath 750 m NRT 2021-12-15 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 1B NetCDF5 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
NPP/VIIRS Moderate-Resolution Dual Gain Bands Calibrated Radiance 6 Min L1B Swath 750m NRT 2022-01-01 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 1B NetCDF4 Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance
VIIRS/JPSS1 Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT 2023-11-20 to Present N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 3 HDF5 Albedo, Anisotropy
VIIRS/NOAA-20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) 2023-06-01 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 2 ACTIVE 2 NetCDF-4 Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness
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