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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 Day/Night Band 6-Min L1B Swath SDR 750m NRT | 2017-07-25 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 1B | NetCDF5 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid | 2012-03-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | 2023-11-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | 2018-02-17 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters 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, Reflectance |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Hourly Cumulative L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT | 2025-04-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF5 | Floods |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Aerosol Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG | 2018-01-05 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF-EOS5 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Tropospheric Ozone |
| VIIRS/NPP Ice Surface Temperature 6-Min L2 Swath 750 m NRT | 2012-01-19 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF | Ice Temperature |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6km | 2019-01-01 to 2023-05-28 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/NPP Lunar BRDF-Adjusted Nighttime Lights Monthly L3 Global 15 arc-second Linear Lat Lon Grid | 2012-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | 3 | HDF5 |
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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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