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Surface Radiative Properties Data Access and Tools
Access the datasets and tools you need to make the most of surface radiative properties research.
Surface Radiative Properties Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo WSA at Solar Noon DNB Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo WSA at Solar Noon DNB Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo WSA at Solar Noon NIR Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo WSA at Solar Noon NIR Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo WSA at Solar Noon ShortWave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo WSA at Solar Noon ShortWave Daily L3 Global 30ArcSec CMG V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Albedo Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Albedo Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Ref Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Ref Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2025-02-08 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP DNB BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Downward Shortwave Radiation Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Downward Shortwave Radiation Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Cover Dynamics Yearly L3 Global 0.05 Deg CMG V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2013-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Cover Dynamics Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2013-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface BRF L2G Daily Global 500m, 1km and 10km SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters 750 Meters x 750 Meters |
HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Phenology Yearly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2013-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Phenology Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2013-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT | 2 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | NetCDF |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 6-Min L2 Swath 750 m | 2 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
750 Meters x 750 Meters | NetCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 6-Min L2 Swath 750m | 1 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2011-10-28 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
750 Meters x 750 Meters | NetCDF |
| VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity 6-Min L2 Swath 750m V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to 2024-05-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
750 Meters x 750 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
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