This dataset contains a high quality operational Environmental Data Record (EDR) of snow cover from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument onboard Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, and NOAA-21. This product provides both binary (snow or no-snow) and fractional snow cover for cloud-free areas during daytime. The algorithm utilizes VIIRS visible bands I1 (0.640 micron), I2 (0.865 micron), I3 (1.61 micron), I4 (3.74 micron), and I5 (11.5 micron) at a spatial resolution of 375 meters. VIIRS Snow Cover products are generated by the NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and distributed by the Comprehensive Large-Array Stewardship System (CLASS) as single 86-second granules in NetCDF-4 format with metadata attributes included.
About this Dataset
| Title | NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Snow Cover Environmental Data Record (EDR) from NDE |
|---|---|
| Description | This dataset contains a high quality operational Environmental Data Record (EDR) of snow cover from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument onboard Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, and NOAA-21. This product provides both binary (snow or no-snow) and fractional snow cover for cloud-free areas during daytime. The algorithm utilizes VIIRS visible bands I1 (0.640 micron), I2 (0.865 micron), I3 (1.61 micron), I4 (3.74 micron), and I5 (11.5 micron) at a spatial resolution of 375 meters. VIIRS Snow Cover products are generated by the NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and distributed by the Comprehensive Large-Array Stewardship System (CLASS) as single 86-second granules in NetCDF-4 format with metadata attributes included. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:30:37.250Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Snow Cover , Terrestrial - Snow Cover , Geographic Region > Global Land , Vertical Location > Land Surface , NOAA OneStop Project , JPSS > Joint Polar Satellite System , VIIRS > Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite , SUOMI-NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership , NOAA-20 > Joint Polar Satellite System - 1 , NOAA-21 > Joint Polar Satellite System - 2 , 250 meters - HTML Markup Was Removed , Daily - HTML Markup Was Removed , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , Nde > Nesdis Data Exploitation , gov.noaa.class:JPSS_GRAN , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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