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Suomi NPP Data Access and Tools
Global-change observations provided by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) support numerous long-term climate and global change studies. Explore Suomi-NPP datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Suomi NPP Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid | VIIRS | 2025-01-01 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF-EOS5 | Vegetation Index, Reflectance |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0) | VIIRS | 2023-06-01 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/NPP Granular Gridded Day Night Band 500m Linear Lat. Lon. Grid Night NRT | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Visible Radiance |
| NPP/VIIRS Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 1km and 500m SIN Grid | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | h5 (Hierarchical Data Format (version 5)) | Surface Radiative Properties, Land Surface Temperature |
| VIIRS/NPP Imagery Resolution Terrain-Corrected Geolocation 6-Min L1 Swath 375m NRT | VIIRS | 2021-12-15 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | netCDF5 | VIEWING GEOMETRY, Attitude Characteristics, VISIBLE IMAGERY, SENSOR COUNTS, Geolocation |
| VIIRS/NPP Moderate Resolution Bands L1B 6-Min Swath 750 m NRT | VIIRS | 2021-12-15 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF5 | Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Visible Radiance |
| VIIRS/JPSS1+JPSS2 Hourly Cumulative L3 Global Flood Composite 250m Linear Lat Lon Grid - NRT | VIIRS | 2025-04-15 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | EOS-HDF5 | Floods |
| VIIRS/NPP Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance Daily L3 Global 500 m SIN Grid NRT | VIIRS | 2019-01-01 to Present | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Albedo, Anisotropy |
| VIIRS/NPP Albedo Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT | VIIRS | 2023-11-20 to Present | N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 | 2 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Albedo, Anisotropy |
| VIIRS/NPP Sea Ice Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF | Sea Ice |
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