• VIIRS Version 1 (Collection 1) snow and sea ice data sets will cease forward processing on June 17, 2024. The Version 1 data will remain available for download, but users are encouraged to transition to VIIRS Version 2. VIIRS Version 2 includes new snow, sea ice, and ice surface temperature data sets from both the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-20 (NOAA-20) satellite.

VIIRS

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite

Data Announcements

The VIIRS instrument was returned to operational mode on 10 August 2022 and data are now available from 11 August 2022 onward. There may be gaps until the reprocessing is complete and all data lost