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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.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 daily, 1x1 deg. grid | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF4 | Optical Depth/Thickness, Clouds, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF5 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present | 1.1 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Frequency, Cloud Height |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath | VIIRS | 2020-06-09 to 2024-05-01 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | Clouds | |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0) | VIIRS | 2023-11-15 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Optical Depth/Thickness |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km V2 | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6km | VIIRS | 2019-01-01 to 2023-05-28 | 1 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosols, Aerosol Particle Properties |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6 Min Swath 6km | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present | 2 | ACTIVE | NetCDF-4 | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent |
| VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km | VIIRS | 2019-04-18 to 2024-07-25 | 1.1 | ACTIVE | Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness |
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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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