Apr 29, 2020 viirs is one of five instruments onboard the suomi national polarorbiting partnership npp satellite platform that was launched on october 28, 2011. Osu chlorophyll bloom product, viirs suominpp, northwest us. Viirs on the suomi npp satellite acquired this naturalcolor image of northern alberta in the early afternoon of may 19, 2019. An image taken by the npp visible infrared imager radiometer suite viirs on nov. Nasas viirs land sips generates science data products using algorithms and software developed by the suomi npp science teams and delivers the products to nasadesignated daacs for archive and distribution. The viirs sensor is located onboard the noaanasa joint suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp satellite. Evaluation of products from the idps ops operation system algorithms, and the land sips adjusted version of the idps ops algorithms run at land sips and of the science algorithm improvements are done at ldope land data operational product evaluation. Suomi npp observes nearly every location on earth at roughly 1. Nov 05, 2019 the viirsnpp daynight band 6min l1b swath 750m is generated from the processing of 6 minutes of the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs data acquired during the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp satellite overpass. This highresolution image is wrapped on a globe and shows a broad swath of eastern north america from canadas hudson bay past florida to the northern coast of venezuela.
Npp is the result of a partnership between nasa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, and the department of. November 5, 2019 the visible and infrared imagerradiometer suite viirs is a multidisciplinary instrument that is being flown on the joint polar satellite system jpss series of spacecraft, including the suomi national polarorbiting partnership s npp that launched in october 2011. Two viirs active fire products are generated independently using the available 750 m and 375 m resolution data. The select product dropdown menu lists the available products to choose from.
Nasa nasas npp satellite acquires first viirs image. Download reprocessed snpp viirs sdr data 112012 to 3302017 this link. Evaluation of the suomi npp viirs land surface temperature. All laads viirs level0 level1 data products are accessible via the laads product search page. For more information on snpp nasa viirs data and other data distributed by the lp daac please visit and watch the nasa viirs data at the lp daac youtube. Viirs image gallery noaa national calibration center. Viirs npp land surface temperatureemissivity daily l3. Cspp suominpp viirs flood detection software version 1. Apr 29, 2020 the idps products are nearly identical to their nasa counterpart to within 0. Suomi nppviirs sensor summary the visible and infrared imagerradiometer suite viirs is a multidisciplinary instrument that is being flown on the joint polar satellite system jpss series of spacecraft, including the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp that launched in october 2011. Use the file open menu option and select an npp viirs.
Jan 08, 2020 nasas viirs land sips generates science data products using algorithms and software developed by the suomi npp science teams and delivers the products to nasadesignated daacs for archive and distribution. Neither the data contributor, erd, noaa, nor the united states government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this informationasc 1 view. Viirs event log database, validation site time series, nppaqua sno and. The suomi national polarorbiting partnership or suomi npp, previously known as the national polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system preparatory project npp and nppbridge, is a weather satellite operated by the united states national oceanic and atmospheric administration. The visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs, aboard the suomi national polarorbiting partnership s npp satellite, is the sensor to provide measurements of the atmospheric, land and oceanic parameters which are referred to as environmental data records edrs. An introduction to suominpp nasa viirs data products usgs. The suomi npp national polarorbiting partnership satellite was launched on oct. The visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs is a sensor designed and manufactured by the raytheon company on board the suomi national polarorbiting partnership suomi npp and noaa20 weather satellites.
November 5, 2019 the visible and infrared imagerradiometer suite viirs is a multidisciplinary instrument that is being flown on the joint polar satellite system jpss series of spacecraft, including the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp that launched in october 2011. Viirs will also be on the jpss1 and jpss2 satellite missions. An introduction to suominpp nasa viirs data products. Suomi npp viirs v2 reprocessed data distribution system. It is a bridge mission toward the joint polar satellite system jpss, which is the us contribution to the next generation polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system to. Lai is an index that quantifies the onesided leaf area of a canopy, while fpar is the fraction of incoming solar energy absorbed through photosynthesis at 400 to 700 nanometers. The suomi national polarorbiting partnership npp satellite was successfully launched on 28 october 2011. Snpp and noaa20jpss1 viirs imagery and visualization team. Product download link, description, volume gbday, browse. Viirs iband 375 m active fire data is added to firms.
Viirs climate raw data record c rdr from suomi npp, version 1 image of suomi npp satellite the suomi npp climate raw data record crdr developed at the noaa ncdc is an intermediate product processing level noaa level 1b between a raw data record rdr and a sensor data record sdr. Viirs climate raw data record crdr from suomi npp, version 1. Sep 11, 2018 the suominpp nasa viirs data products discussed in the video are distributed by nasas land processes distributed active archive center lp daac. First release of the noaa s npp viirs iband resolution flood detection software developed by sanmei li and donglian sun at george mason university, fairfax, virginia. First release of the noaa snpp viirs iband resolution flood detection software developed by sanmei li and donglian sun at george mason university, fairfax, virginia. Mission notice for related events, please see event log database in the table above. Noaa 44 in july 2012, suomi npp started the direct broadcast service with the hrd high rate data link. Noaa jpss visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs sensor data. The npp viirs surface reflectance products are estimates of surface reflectance in each of the viirs reflective bands i1i3, m1m5, m7, m8, m10, and m11.
Snpp is a joint effort between the national aeronautics space administration. Suomi npp provides continuity for nasas earth observing system eos and is a bridge between noaas legacy polar orbiting environmental satellites poes and the joint polar satellite system1 satellite, which ball designed and built the satelltie bus, the ozone mapping rofiler suite omps instrument, integrated. Within hours data were being retrieved and fire detections produced. Suominpp operational status office of satellite and. The suomi national polarorbiting partnership or suomi npp, previously known as the national polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system preparatory project npp and npp bridge, is a weather satellite operated by the united states national oceanic and atmospheric administration. The viirs sensor aboard the suomi npp satellite, crosses the equator at.
Snpp operational status welcome to the suomi national polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system preparatory project suomi npp or snpp spacecraft status page. The idps products are nearly identical to their nasa counterpart to within 0. Npp represents a critical first step in building the nextgeneration earthobserving satellite system that will collect data on longterm climate change and shortterm weather conditions. Automatic near realtime flood detection using suominpp. The viirsnpp daynight band 6min l1b swath 750m is generated from the processing of 6 minutes of the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs data acquired during the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp satellite overpass. Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite wikipedia. The satellites workhorse instrument is the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs, which detects photons of light reflected from earth.
Suomi national polarorbiting partnership npp viirs environmental data records edr software version 1. The latest version with the best and most current algorithms is the reprocessing known as viirs collection 1 or c1. The visible and infrared imagerradiometer suite viirs is a multidisciplinary instrument that is being flown on the joint polar satellite system jpss series of spacecraft, including the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp that launched in october 2011. Hoffman c mike deweese d pedro restrepo d scott lindsey e eric holloway e. Snpp operational status welcome to the suominational polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system preparatory project suominpp or snpp spacecraft status page. Viirs is one of five instruments onboard the suomi national polarorbiting partnership npp satellite platform that was launched on october 28, 2011. Suominpp viirs v2 reprocessed data distribution system.
Snpp is a joint effort between the national aeronautics space administration nasa and the npoess integrated program office ipo. Cspp suomi npp viirs flood detection software version 1. Access and download data tar files by date and product for the previous 85 days. Rapid response lance snpp viirs near real time orbit. Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs is one of the key instruments onboard the suomi national polarorbiting partnership suomi npp spacecraft, which was successfully launched on october 28, 2011. Viirs is one of five key instruments onboard suomi npp, launched on october 28, 2011. The viirssnpp cloud properties 6min l2 swath 750m product is designed to facilitate continuity in cloud properties between the modis moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer on the aqua and terra platforms and the series of viirs visible infrared imaging radiometer suite instruments, beginning with the suomi npp spacecraft. The suominpp nasa viirs data products discussed in the video are distributed by nasas land processes distributed active archive center.
Suomi npp noaa national environmental satellite, data, and. Global image of suominpp viirs single band m1 from october 27, 20. It is a bridge mission toward the joint polar satellite system jpss, which is the us contribution to the next generation polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system to be coordinated with eumetsat. More information about viirs dnb nighttime lights data at noaas national centers for environmental information ncei. Viirs dnb sensors are on the suomi national polarorbiting partnership npp satellite and on the noaa20 satellite. The visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs, aboard the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp satellite, is the sensor to provide measurements of the atmospheric, land and oceanic parameters which are referred to as environmental data records edrs. Snpp formerly called the national polarorbiting operational environmental satellite system npoess preparatory project serves as a bridge between the earth observing system eos satellites. Suomi npp viirs truecolor imagery from bands m3m5, composited from three consecutive daytime passes on 17 june 2012, shows the continental united states and surroundings in vivid color detail image credit. An introduction to suominpp nasa viirs data products lp daac.
Caused by a lightning strike and fueled by dry conditions and gusty winds, the fire has grown significantly, charring more than 3,700 acres thus far. It was always intended that the viirs instrument aboard the joint nasanoaa suomi national polarorbiting partnership suomi npp satellite would provide a bridge between earth observing system eos moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis and the operational joint polar satellite system. Automatic near realtime flood detection using suominppviirs data author links open overlay panel sanmei li a donglian sun a mitchell d. The suominpp nasa viirs data products discussed in the video are distributed by nasas land processes distributed active archive center lp daac. The visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs sensor was launched aboard the suomi national polarorbiting partnership npp satellite on october 28th, 2011 and on january 18th, 2012 cooler doors for the thermal sensor were opened. The imagery in this service is compiled from suomi npp data. Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs earthdata. The visible and infrared imagerradiometer suite viirs is a multidisciplinary instrument that is being flown on the joint polar satellite system jpss series of spacecraft, including the suomi national polarorbiting partnership s npp that launched in october 2011. Noaa jpss visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs. Cspp software package for transforming direct broadcast suominpp visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs science data records sdrs into environmental data record edr products on intel linux computers.
This video covers how to use the lp daac website to learn more about the data products, how to interpret the viirs file naming convention, and how to understand the external metadata. Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs atmosphere. The nasa suominpp viirs active fire product suite builds on the modis fire and thermal anomalies algorithm mod14myd14, systematically mapping global fire activity at. Viirs is one of five key instruments onboard suomi. Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs data records from suomi npp this data family contains the raw, sensor and environmental data records from the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on board the suomi national polarorbiting partnership snpp satellite. The viirs snpp cloud properties 6min l2 swath 750m product is designed to facilitate continuity in cloud properties between the modis moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer on the aqua and terra platforms and the series of viirs visible infrared imaging radiometer suite instruments, beginning with the suomi npp spacecraft. The viirs sensor is located onboard the noaanasa joint suomi national polarorbiting partnership s npp satellite. The vnp09cmg level3 product provides surface reflectance daily for these bands at 0. Viirs first launched onboard suominpp on 28 october 2011 suominpp is in the same orbital plane as the atrain cloudsat, calipso, terra modis, but at. Product name, download register for access, volume gbday, pge, latency h. Currently flying on the suomi npp satellite mission, viirs generates many critical environmental products about snow and ice cover, clouds, fog, aerosols, fire, smoke plumes, dust, vegetation health, phytoplankton abundance and chlorophyll. The viirsnpp daynight band 6min l1b swath 750m is generated from the processing of 6 minutes of the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs data acquired during the suomi national polarorbiting. Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite 5 high resolution imagery channels ibands 16 moderate resolution channels mbands daynight band dnb 2.
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