Description
The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Sea Ice Extent 6-Min L2 Swath 375m is Near Real Time(NRT) (short name VJ129_NRT) product reports the location of sea ice cover derived from radiance data acquired by VIIRS. Following the approach used by MODIS, the algorithm assumes that sea ice is snow covered and can be detected using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI). The VIIRS instrument flies on board the NOAA-20 - formerly the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite.
For more information, consult product users guide at:
https://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/PDF/VIIRS%20C2%20Sea%20Ice%20Cover%20Product%20User%20Guide%20v3.pdf
And product Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD):
https://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/PDF/VIIRS_SeaIceCover_ATBD_V2.pdf
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Product's DOI landing page | Open resource |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | index.cgi | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through LANCE | HTML | Access VIIRS data set from the MODAPS/NRT server. | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |