VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG, Version 2
Data set id:
VJ110C1
DOI: 10.5067/DNC2SNXE6HJB
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release with VIIRS Collection 2.0
Overview
This global Level-3 data set provides the percentage of snow-covered land and cloud-covered land observed daily, within 0.05° (approx. 5 km at the equator) MODIS/VIIRS Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) cells. Percentages are computed from snow cover observations in the 'VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid' data set (DOI:10.5067/UAJGR7WVWDDI).
Parameter(s):
CLOUD FRACTIONSNOW 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:
- 0.05 deg
- 0.05 deg
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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