Data Description
NOAA SNPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS Operational Ocean Color (OC) Environmental Data Records (EDR) Level-2 Products, 2018 - present -
This dataset contains Ocean Color (OC) Environmental Data Records (EDR) Level-2 products from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) and Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS1) satellites. The Level-2 OC EDR are produced by NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) OC team. The operational products from SNPP-VIIRS include Chl-a, Rrs, Kd, Chl-a fronts, the diffuse attenuation coefficient for photosynthetically active radiation (KdPAR), and true color.
Details - Metadata, Documentation
Begin Date | 2018-10-05 |
Platforms | NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP |
Spatial Coverage | GLOBAL OCEAN |
Processing Level | Level 2 |
Data Producer | NOAA / NESDIS / OSPO |
Themes | See Product Details |
Metadata | Product Details |
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End Date | Present |
Instruments | VIIRS |
Spatial Resolution | 375 m, I-bands, 750 m, M-bands |
Distribution Format | netCDF-4 |
Data Steward | NOAA / NESDIS / NCEI |
Update Frequency | asNeeded |
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