2.15. VIIRS

Description

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) This instrument is on a polar-orbiting satellite providing global observations related to the atmosphere, oceans, and Earth’s surface. This information is focused on aerosol optical thickness (other VIIRS products are available).

https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/viirs.html

Sample image

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Image from NOAA/STAR

Recommended use

Evaluating aerosol properties with remotely-sensed data

File format

NetCDF

Location of data

VIIRS Atmosphere: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time/download-nrt-data/viirs-a-nrt

VIIRS Land: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time/download-nrt-data/viirs-nrt

Access restrictions

Requires a free Earthdata account

Spatial resolution, grid, or coverage

Global coverage via polar orbiting swaths, with approximately 1 pass per day per given location near the equator

At-nadir resolution of 6 km x 6 km

Temporal resolution

6 min

Starting and/or ending dates

For Level 2 Dust AOD: 1 March 2012-Present

Data latency

147 min

Variables available

Aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm over land, ocean, and land/ocean

METplus Use Cases

Link to METplus Use Cases for this dataset.

Keywords

Note

Current Dataset: VxDataVIIRS

Note

Data Labels: DataTypeGridded, DataLevelSatellite, DataProviderNASA, DataApplicationConvectionAllowingModels, DataApplicationMediumRange