VIIRS/NPP Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 8-Day L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V001
The NASA Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (LST&E) 8-day product (VNP21A2) combines the daily (VNP21A1D) (http://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP21A1D.001) and (VNP21A1N) (http://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP21A1N.001) products over an 8-day compositing period into a single product. The VNP21A2 dataset is an 8-day composite LST&E product at 1 kilometer resolution that uses an algorithm based on a simple-averaging method. The algorithm calculates the average from all the cloud-free VNP21A1D and VNP21A1N daily acquisitions from the 8-day period. Unlike the VNP21A1 datasets where the daytime and nighttime acquisitions are separate products, the VNP21A2 contains both daytime and nighttime acquisitions as separate science dataset (SDS) layers within a single Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) file. The VNP21A2 product is developed synergistically with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) LST&E Version 6 product (MOD21A2) (https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21A2.006) using the same input atmospheric products and algorithmic approach. The overall objective for NASA VIIRS products is to ensure the algorithms and products are compatible with the MODIS Terra and Aqua algorithms to promote the continuity of the Earth Observation System (EOS) mission. Additional details regarding the method used to create this Level 3 (L3) product are available in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/sites/default/files/public/product_documentation/vnp21_atbd.pdf). VIIRS LST&E products are available 2 months after acquisition due to latency of data inputs. The VNP21A2 product contains 11 Science Datasets (SDS): LST, quality control, view zenith angle, and time of observation for both day and night observations along with emissivity for bands M14, M15, and M16. Low-resolution browse images for day and night LST are also available for each VNP21A2 granule.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Archive: HDF-EOS5Distribution: HDF-EOS5 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | SUOMI-NPP | |
| Data Center(s): | LP DAAC | Instrument(s): | VIIRS |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Other Citation Details: This data set was provided by the NASA/NOAA NPP Project.
- USER'S GUIDE: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/sites/default/files/public/product_documentation/vnp21_user_guide.pdf, The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/sites/default/files/public/product_documentation/vnp21_atbd.pdf, The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products.
Collection Information
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Version Description
Collection Version 1 Processing and Reprocessing -
DOI
10.5067/VIIRS/VNP21A2.001
https://doi.org
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2G
Sensor Measurements
- Quality
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Active
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Additional Attributes
- Name: identifier_product_doi STRING Description: Digital object identifier that uniquely identifies this data product
- Name: identifier_product_doi_authority STRING Description: URL of the digital object identifier resolving authority
- Name: TileID INT Description: VIIRS Land tile identification number which represents a geographical area on the surface of the Earth bounded by latitude and longitude coordinates.
- Name: HORIZONTALTILENUMBER INT Description: VIIRS Horizontal tile number of a grid, which increases from left to right.
- Name: VERTICALTILENUMBER INT Description: VIIRS Vertical tile number of a grid, which increases from top to bottom.
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Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
Data Centers
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LP DAAC
ARCHIVERLand Processes Distributed Active Archive Center
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U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198
M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time
605-594-6116
605-594-6963
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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/LandSIPS
PROCESSORLand Science Investigator-led Processing System, Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
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Data Contacts
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LP DAAC User Services
User ServicesLP DAAC User Services
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U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198
M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time
605-594-6116
866-573-3222
Contact DetailsLP DAAC User Services is the point of contact for answering questions concerning data products, data access, and online applications.
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-EOS5
Format Type: Native
Average File Size: 2.05 MB
Total Collection File Size Begin Date: 2012-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
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Format: HDF-EOS5
Format Type: Native
Media: https
Average File Size: 2.05 MB
Total Collection File Size Begin Date: 2012-01-18T00:00:00.000Z