Description
This data set reports the location of snow cover using radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Joint Polar Satellite System's first satellite (JPSS-1). Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of quality control screens.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Direct download via HTTPS protocol. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | Search and filter data files using a map-based interface | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | NASA's newest search and order tool for subsetting, reprojecting, and reformatting data. | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization through WORLDVIEW | HTML | This application allows you to interactively browse global satellite imagery within hours of it being acquired. You can also save it, share it, and download the underlying data. | Open resource |