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NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Cloud Mask Environmental Data Record (EDR) from NDE

This data set provides a cloud mask Environmental Data Record (EDR) produced from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument oboard Suomi NPP, NOAA-20,and NOAA-21.The EDR contains an image in the form of a binary cloud mask that identifies pixels within a coverage region as clear or cloudy. The production of the clear sky mask is an important step in the processing of many other VIIRS products that use the information generated in the production of the clear sky mask to determine the presence of clouds. Additionally, the product includes data quality information for the binary cloud mask data values for on-earth pixels. The algorithm utilizes 13 VIIRS bands from 0.415µm to 12.02µm including the VIIRS Day Night Band (DNB). The EDR provides global coverage approximately every 12 hours at a spatial resolution of 750 meters at nadir. VIIRS Cloud Mask data is distributed by the Comprehensive Large-Array Stewardship System (CLASS) as single 86-second granules in the NetCDF-4 format with metadata attributes included.

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Title NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Cloud Mask Environmental Data Record (EDR) from NDE
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