VIIRS/NPP Sea Ice Cover Daily L3 Global 375m EASE-Grid 2.0 Day, Version 2
Data set id:
VNP29P1D
DOI: 10.5067/F6WVWUR3AH3W
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release, as part of VIIRS Collection 2
Overview
This data set reports sea ice cover/extent derived from radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). Following the approach used by MODIS, the algorithm converts VIIRS calibrated radiances into brightness temperature and computes sea ice cover using Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI).
VIIRS flies on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.
Parameter(s):
SEA ICE
Platform(s):
SUOMI-NPP
Sensor(s):
VIIRS
Data Format(s):
HDF-EOS5
Temporal Coverage:
19 January 2012 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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User Guide
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Product Specification Documents
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General Questions & FAQs
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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