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NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Albedo (SA) Environmental Data Record (EDR) from IDPS

This global Level-2 (L2) Environmental Data Record (EDR) contains daytime land surface albedo (LSA) detected with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite at a spatial resolution of 750 meters at nadir. LSA provides a unique property for studying how land surface changes affect the energy balance and the overall climate system. The VIIRS LSA algorithm is a direct estimation method, which directly links surface broadband albedo with VIIRS top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance through radiative transfer and statistical modeling. This product is produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and is distributed by the Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) as aggregated 5.7 minute files consisting of 4 (86 second) granules in the HDF5 file format with metadata attributes included. Note: This product is deprecated and has been replaced by an updated version produced from NDE (gov.noaa.ncdc:C01432).

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Metadata Last Updated: 2025-11-19T15:30:47.579Z
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Title NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Surface Albedo (SA) Environmental Data Record (EDR) from IDPS
Description This global Level-2 (L2) Environmental Data Record (EDR) contains daytime land surface albedo (LSA) detected with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite at a spatial resolution of 750 meters at nadir. LSA provides a unique property for studying how land surface changes affect the energy balance and the overall climate system. The VIIRS LSA algorithm is a direct estimation method, which directly links surface broadband albedo with VIIRS top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance through radiative transfer and statistical modeling. This product is produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and is distributed by the Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) as aggregated 5.7 minute files consisting of 4 (86 second) granules in the HDF5 file format with metadata attributes included. Note: This product is deprecated and has been replaced by an updated version produced from NDE (gov.noaa.ncdc:C01432).
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