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VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG, Version 2
Data set id:
VJ110D1F
DOI: 10.5067/FPB0B5CD1RVA
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

VJ110D1F is a daily global view of cloud-gap-filled (CGF) snow cover at 375 m resolution. This daily global product is produced by reprojecting all of the VJ110A1F product tiles from each day to a global geographic projection. The data files include the NDSI_Snow_Cover and Cloud_Persistence data layers from VJ110A1F.
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 meters
  • 375 meters
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
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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