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VIIRS Data Access and Tools
Explore Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS/NPP Albedo Daily L3 Global 1 km SIN Grid NRT | 2019-01-01 to Present | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF 5 | Albedo, Anisotropy |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid NRT | 2023-11-20 to Present | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF5 | Albedo, Anisotropy, Reflectance |
| CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-NOAA20 Edition4A | 2022-04-01 to Present | Edition4A | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF4 | Albedo, Aerosols, Atmospheric Radiation, Clouds, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness | |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Active Fires 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT | 2024-01-10 | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF4 | Fire Dynamics, Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Daily Gridded Day Night Band 500m Linear Lat Lon Grid Night | 2018-01-05 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF5 | |
| VIIRS/NPP Ice Surface Temperature 6-Min L2 Swath 750m NRT | 2012-01-19 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF | Ice Temperature |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6 Min Swath 6km | 2012-03-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| GHRSST NOAA/STAR ACSPO v2.81 0.02 degree L3S Dataset from Afternoon LEO Satellites | 2002-07-04 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.81 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Subskin Temperature |
| VIIRS/NPP Moderate Resolution Terrain-Corrected Geolocation L1 6-Min Swath 750 m | 2012-01-19 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 1A | NetCDF-4 | Geodetics, Coordinate Reference System, VIEWING GEOMETRY |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Vegetation Indices 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid | 2025-09-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF5 | Vegetation Index, Reflectance |
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VIIRS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| HiTIDE | Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading | |
| 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. | ||
| SOTO | State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| 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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