VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid, Version 2
Data set id:
VJ110A1
DOI: 10.5067/UAJGR7WVWDDI
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release as part of VIIRS/JPSS-1 Collection 2
Overview
This data set contains daily snow cover derived from radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Joint Polar Satellite System's first satellite (JPSS-1). The data is a gridded composite, generated from 6 minute swaths, and projected to a 375 m Sinusoidal grid. Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of screens designed to alleviate errors and flag uncertain snow cover detections.
Parameter(s):
SNOW COVER
Platform(s):
JPSS-1, NOAA-20
Sensor(s):
VIIRS
Data Format(s):
HDF-EOS5
Temporal Coverage:
5 January 2018 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 375 m
- 375 m
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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Data products from VIIRS are created to be similar to MODIS data products to ensure the continuity needed for the development of snow and sea ice climate records beyond the life expectancy of MODIS. The temporal resolution and spatial extent are identical in MODIS and VIIRS.
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