Earth Science Products From NPP-VIIRS

Point of contact for VIIRS Data:

• NOAA/NESDIS will disseminate NPP 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://nppwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/
• http://nppwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/DataProducts.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	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Land Surface Temperature		C(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Surface Type		TBD	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Net Heat Flux		TBD	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Vegetation Index		None(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Ice surface Temperature		C(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Snow Cover Depth		m(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Sea-Surface Temperature		C(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Soil Moisture		kg/m2(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Aerosol Optical Thickness		None(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Aerosol Particle Size		cm(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Precipitable Water		mm(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Active Fires		TBD	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Base Height		m(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Cover Layers	TBD	no units(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Effective Particle Size		mm(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Opitical Thickness		no units(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Top Height		m(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Top Pressure		mb(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."
Cloud Top Temperature		K(?)	~0.65 km	16-day repeat cycle	Global	EOS-HDF	To be launched in 2009. The launch schedule is "Under Review."

(?)--implies a best guess