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RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F10 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-2/F10	SSM/I	1990-12-02 to 1997-11-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F11 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-2/F11	SSM/I	1991-12-01 to 2000-05-20	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F13 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-2/F13	SSM/I	1995-04-30 to 2009-11-07	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F14 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-2/F14	SSM/I	1997-05-04 to 2008-08-09	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F15 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F15	SSM/I	1999-12-12 to 2011-12-31	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSM/I OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F8 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-2/F8	SSM/I	1987-07-05 to 1992-01-04	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F16	SSMIS	2003-10-24	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F17	SSMIS	2006-12-12	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F16	SSMIS	2003-10-26	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS DAILY FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F17	SSMIS	2006-12-14	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F16	SSMIS	2003-10-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS MONTHLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F17	SSMIS	2006-12-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F16 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F16	SSMIS	2003-10-26	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS WEEKLY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7	7	DMSP 5D-3/F17	SSMIS	2006-12-10	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
SAFARI 2000 AERONET Ground-based Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000	1	GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS	SUN PHOTOMETERS	1999-01-01 to 2001-12-31	N: -26.186 S: -26.186 E: 28.029 W: 28.029	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Airborne Sunphotometer Aerosol Optical Depth and Water Vapor Data	1	CONVAIR CV-580	AIRBORNE TRACKING SUNPHOTOMETER	2000-08-14 to 2000-09-16	N: -14 S: -26 E: 36 W: 11	ASCII
SAFARI 2000 AOT and Column Water Vapor, Kalahari Transect, Wet Season 2000	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	SUN PHOTOMETERS	2000-03-03 to 2000-03-18	N: -18.65 S: -24.17 E: 25.5 W: 21.72	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Atmospheric Aerosol Measurements, Hand-held Hazemeters, Zambia	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	SUN PHOTOMETERS	2000-06-01 to 2000-09-30	N: -7.69 S: -18.7 E: 34.45 W: 21.55	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 C-130 Aerosol and Meteorological Data, Dry Season 2000	1	C-130	GC-MS, MR, AERI, MMR, PMS 2D-P PROBE, PMS 2D-C PROBE, DEWPOINT HYDROMETERS, HYGROMETERS, CLOUD LIQUID WATER PROBE, CNC, FLUOROMETERS, INFRARED RADIOMETERS, FSSP, CVI, PHOTOMETERS, SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS	2000-09-05 to 2000-09-16	N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 ETA Atmospheric Model Data, Wet and Dry Seasons 2000	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30	N: -9 S: -53 E: 53 W: -13	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 JRA Aerocommander Trace Gas, Aerosol, and CCN Data, Dry Season 2000	1	AC-680E	IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY	2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07	N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156	ASCII
SAFARI 2000 JRB Aerocommander Trace Gas and Aerosol Data, Dry Season 2000	1	AC-680E	IR CO2 ANALYZER, HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMOCOUPLES, PRESSURE SENSORS, CNC, UV OZONE DETECTORS, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY	2000-08-15 to 2000-09-07	N: -17.8293 S: -30.1916 E: 33.1635 W: 22.156	ASCII
SAFARI 2000 Kalahari Transect CO2, Water Vapor, and Heat Flux, Wet Season 2000	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS	TDR, THERMOCOUPLES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, IR CO2 ANALYZER, NET RADIOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS	2000-03-01 to 2000-03-19	N: -15.438 S: -24.164 E: 23.594 W: 21.713	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 MAPSS MOD05_L2 Water Vapor Summary Data for Southern Africa	1	Terra, Aqua	MODIS	2000-02-24 to 2002-03-04	N: -7.976 S: -28.248 E: 32.905 W: -14.415	Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Meteorological and Flux Tower Measurements in Maun, Botswana, 2000	1	FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION	PYRANOMETERS, IRGA, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, RTD, ANEMOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS	2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30	N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55	Shapefile

Featured Atmospheric Rivers Observation Method: VIIRS

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments are aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. The orbits of the platforms make them ideally positioned to observe atmospheric rivers reaching the west coast of North America. The VIIRS instruments include five high-resolution image bands, sixteen moderate-resolution bands, and one unique panchromatic day/night band ultra-sensitive in low-light conditions. The VIIRS instruments build on the heritage of their successful predecessors, the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWIFS).

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).

This is an image of flooding in Iran and Iraq

VIIRS Instruments Become More Essential As Terra and Aqua Drift from their Traditional Orbits

With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.

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VIIRS-Atmosphere Near Real-Time Data

Near real-time atmosphere data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).

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