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Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment - Ames Sun Photometer - University of Washington C-131A aircraft	1	C-131A	SUN PHOTOMETERS	1996-07-10 to 1996-07-31	N: 39.78 S: 36 E: -72.54 W: -76.53		ASCII
VIIRS/JPSS1 Aerosol Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-01-05 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees	HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Land Aerosol Optical Thickness L2G Daily Global 1km SIN Grid V002	002	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-01-05 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	750 Meters x 750 Meters	HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NOAA20 Dark Target Aerosol 6-Min L2 Swath 6 km	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-02-17 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	netCDF-4
VIIRS/NOAA20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km	1	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	netCDF-4
VIIRS/NOAA-20 Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0)	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2023-11-15 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	NetCDF-4
VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-02-17 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		NetCDF-4
VIIRS/NOAA-20 Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0)	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2023-06-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	NetCDF-4
VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1 degree x 1 degree grid	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-01-05 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees	NetCDF-4
VIIRS/NOAA20 Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data, 1x1 degree grid	2	NOAA-20	VIIRS	2018-01-05 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees	NetCDF-4
VIIRS/NPP Aerosol Daily L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2012-01-18 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees	HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Land Aerosol Optical Thickness L2G Daily Global 1km SIN Grid V002	002	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2012-01-19 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	750 Meters x 750 Meters	HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP+JPSS Combined Aerosol Products from MAIAC Daily L3 Global at 0.05Deg CMG V002	002	Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20	VIIRS	2012-01-19 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	5600 Meters x 5600 Meters	HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km V2	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2012-03-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	netCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6km	1	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2019-01-01 to 2023-01-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	netCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Dark Target Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath (v2.0)	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2023-11-15 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	NetCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6 Min Swath 6km	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2012-03-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		NetCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km	1.1	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2019-04-18 to 2024-07-25	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers
VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Aerosol L2 6-Min Swath 6 km (v2.0)	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2023-06-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	6 Kilometers x 6 Kilometers	NetCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Level 3 daily aerosol data, 1 degree x 1 degree grid	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2012-03-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees	netCDF-4
VIIRS/SNPP Deep Blue Level 3 monthly aerosol data 1x1 degree grid	2	Suomi-NPP	VIIRS	2012-03-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees	netCDF-4

Expansion of MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth Palette

GIBS will be expanding the data range and palette of the MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth products.

true-color satellite image of western U.S. with colored dots indicating AERONET sites; gray banner in center of image indicated selected site

Explore New Aerosol Layers in NASA Worldview

NASA Worldview added four layers from the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) program to provide ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom parameter.

A screenshot showing a portion of the FIRMS active fire map showing ultra real-time data

FIRMS Adds Ultra Real-Time Data from MODIS and VIIRS

Scientists develop routine service for wildfire detection in the continental United States with a latency of less than 60 seconds.

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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).

Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness 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
Panoply	Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets.	Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison

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