Earth Science Products From NPOES-VIIRS

Point of contact for VIIRS Data:

• NASA, NOAA, and the Air Force will each have their own data archiving systems. NASA and Air Force charters do not include dissemination of data to the public. NOAA/NESDIS will disseminate NPOES data to the public. Some NOAA data will be freely available, while other data will have an associated fee. NOAA will undoubtedly use the CLASS system for their data archiving. Information on the CLASS system and NESDIS follows:
• NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS).
• System Program Director: Brig Gen(s) Susan Mashiko
• (301) 713-4850
• sue.mashiko@noaa.gov
• http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/

Website:

• http://npoess.noaa.gov/about_NPOESS.html
• http://npoess.noaa.gov/Technology/viirs_summary.html

Product Name	Product Definition	Product Units	Spatial Resolution	Temporal Resolution	Coverage Area	Product Format	Period of Product Availability
Surface Albedo		None	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Land Surface Temperature		C(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Surface Type		TBD	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Net Heat Flux		TBD	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Vegetation Index		None(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Ice Surface Temperature		C(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Snow Cover Depth		m(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Sea-Surface Temperature		C(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Soil Moisture		kg/m2(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Aerosol Optical Thickness		None(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Aerosol Particle Size		cm(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Precipitable Water		mm(?)	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Active Fires		TBD	~0.65 km	17-day repeat cycle	Global	TBD	Expected launch in 2011.
Cloud Base Height		m(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.
Cloud Cover Layers	TBD	no units(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.
Cloud Effective Particle Size		mm(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.
Cloud Opitical Thickness		no units(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.
Cloud Top Height		m(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.
Cloud Top Pressure		mb(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.
Cloud Top Temperature		K(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2011.

(?)--implies a best guess