VIIRS/SNPP Daily Cloud Properties Gridded Data

LAADS provides the VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level 3 daily, 1x1 degree grid product. It offers statistical continuity with MODIS cloud property products, including scalar and histogram data calculated identically to the MODIS standard Level-3 products. The dataset is available in BIN and ISO file formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global cloud fraction and frequency distributions using Level-3 statistical grids.
• Studying cloud-top height and temperature relationships for climate modeling.
• Investigating cloud radiative properties through metrics like cloud emissivity.
• Comparing cloud property continuity between VIIRS/SNPP and MODIS Aqua/Terra platforms using standardized dataset names.
• Mapping spatial and temporal patterns of cloud cover over a 1x1 degree global grid.

Strengths

• Provides direct continuity with established MODIS cloud property products (MOD08/MYD08).
• Includes detailed statistical measures such as 1-D and 2-D histograms for cloud properties.
• Available on multiple authoritative platforms (NASA Earthdata and Data.gov), indicating established use.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information, with some specifying 'other-license-specified' and others listing 'None'.

Provenance

Source

LAADS

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing data from the VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP platform, processed to Level-3 daily gridded statistics.

Freshness

2026-03-12 20:10:07.995532

Geography

Global, gridded at 1x1 degree resolution.