NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from NDE

VIIRS-ICST-NDE

Example of Suomi NPP VIIRS Enterprise Ice Surface Temperature in the Antarctic on September 12, 2017. Image courtesy of the NOAA JPSS LTM system.

This Environmental Data Record (EDR) provides Sea Ice Concentration (SIC) and Ice Surface Temperature (IST) from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument onboard Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, and NOAA-21. This daily product identifies ice cover and estimates ice concentration and ice surface temperature over water surfaces for clear (cloud-free) pixels. No land ice applications are included. The product also includes quality information which provides support information on the quality of ice estimates. The algorithm utilizes VIIRS visible bands I1 (0.640 micron), I2 (0.865 micron), I3 (1.61 micron), M5 (0.672 micron), M7 ( 0.862 micron), M10 (1.602 micron), M15 (10.729 micron), and M16 (11.845 micron) at a gridded spatial resolution of 1 kilometer. VIIRS SIC and IST products are distributed by the Comprehensive Large-Array Stewardship System (CLASS) as single 86-second granules in NetCDF-4 format with metadata attributes included.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Key, Jeffrey, Helfrich, Sean, Liu, Yinghui and NOAA JPSS Program Office, (2017): NOAA JPSS VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5416V9B. [access date].

Dataset Identifiers

doi:10.7289/V5416V9B
gov.noaa.ncdc:C01447
gov.noaa.class:VIIRS_JPSS_GRAN

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

C01447

XML


Download Data	NOAA CLASS FTP Server (download) Access and download data tar files by date and product for the previous 85 days. The directory structure is as follows, date(yyyymmdd)->instrument family->product.
Order Data	NOAA CLASS Data Search and Order (order) Search the data archive and submit an order for the dataset via the interface.
Distribution Formats	NetCDF (Version: 4)
Distributor	Customer Engagement Branch DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce ncei.sat.info@noaa.gov


Time Period	2017-07-06 to Present (time interval: 24-hour)
Spatial Reference System	urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0
Spatial Coverage Map


General Documentation	NCEI Landing Page for This Dataset Dataset landing page with general information and links to access the data. JPSS Cryosphere Team Page STAR project landing page with documentation and contact info for the dataset. Suomi NPP VIIRS and MODIS Ice Products Webpage with a visualization application for VIIRS Sea Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature.
Processing Documents	JPSS STAR Science Documents JPSS STAR Science Documents Includes the Algorithm Maturity Reviews, Readmes, and User Guides. JPSS STAR Algorithm Maturity Matrix JPSS STAR Algorithm Maturity Matrix Table with algorithm maturity reviews by product.
Associated Resources	Snow and ice products from Suomi NPP VIIRS Journal article published December 2013 by Wiley (Journal of Geophysical Research Atmosphere) Key, J., Mahoney, R., et al., (2013). Snow and Ice Products from Suomi NPP VIIRS. J. Geo. Res. Atmo., 118(23), 12816—12830, doi:10.1002/2013JD020459. Sea and Freshwater Ice Concentration from VIIRS on Suomi NPP and the Future JPSS Satellites Journal article published June 2016 by MDPI (Remote Sensing) Liu, Y., Key, J., et al., (2016), Sea and Freshwater Ice Concentration from VIIRS on Suomi NPP and the Future JPSS Satellites, Rem. Sen., 8(6), 523, doi:10.3390/rs8060523.

General Documentation

NCEI Landing Page for This Dataset
Dataset landing page with general information and links to access the data.
JPSS Cryosphere Team Page
STAR project landing page with documentation and contact info for the dataset.
Suomi NPP VIIRS and MODIS Ice Products
Webpage with a visualization application for VIIRS Sea Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature.

Processing Documents

JPSS STAR Science Documents
- JPSS STAR Science Documents
  Includes the Algorithm Maturity Reviews, Readmes, and User Guides.

JPSS STAR Algorithm Maturity Matrix
- JPSS STAR Algorithm Maturity Matrix
  Table with algorithm maturity reviews by product.

Associated Resources

Snow and ice products from Suomi NPP VIIRS
- Journal article published December 2013 by Wiley (Journal of Geophysical Research Atmosphere)
  Key, J., Mahoney, R., et al., (2013). Snow and Ice Products from Suomi NPP VIIRS. J. Geo. Res. Atmo., 118(23), 12816—12830, doi:10.1002/2013JD020459.
Sea and Freshwater Ice Concentration from VIIRS on Suomi NPP and the Future JPSS Satellites
- Journal article published June 2016 by MDPI (Remote Sensing)
  Liu, Y., Key, J., et al., (2016), Sea and Freshwater Ice Concentration from VIIRS on Suomi NPP and the Future JPSS Satellites, Rem. Sen., 8(6), 523, doi:10.3390/rs8060523.


Publication Dates	publication: 2017-07-06
Edition	Provisional
Data Presentation Form	Digital image
Dataset Progress Status	Ongoing - data is continually being updated
Data Update Frequency	Continual
Purpose	Sea Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature has profound socioeconomic value due to its role in water resources and its impact on transportation, fisheries, hunting, herding, and agriculture. It also plays a significant role in climate studies, and is critical for accurate weather forecasts.
Use Limitations	Ice concentration is not retrieved if less than 10% of all pixels in a search window is covered by ice, in which tie-point reflectance or surface temperature of pure ice can not be determined.


Dataset Citation	Cite as: Key, Jeffrey, Helfrich, Sean, Liu, Yinghui and NOAA JPSS Program Office, (2017): NOAA JPSS VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5416V9B. [access date].
Cited Authors	Key, Jeffrey DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Helfrich, Sean DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Liu, Yinghui UWI-MAD/SSEC/CIMSS/POLAR > Polar Satellite Meteorology and Climatology, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, SSEC, University of Wisconsin, Madison NOAA JPSS Program Office
Principal Investigators	Key, Jeffrey DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Helfrich, Sean DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Collaborators	Liu, Yinghui UWI-MAD/SSEC/CIMSS/POLAR > Polar Satellite Meteorology and Climatology, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, SSEC, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Resource Providers	NOAA JPSS Program Office
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information


Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Sea Ice Concentration Earth Science > Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Temperature Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) Oceanic - Surface - Sea Ice Keyword Thesaurus Title EDR > Environmental Data Record NDE > NESDIS Data Exploitation
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO > Office of Satellite and Product Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords SUOMI-NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership NOAA-20 > Joint Polar Satellite System - 1 NOAA-21 > Joint Polar Satellite System - 2
Instrument keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords VIIRS > Visible-Infrared Imager-Radiometer Suite
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Ocean > Arctic Ocean Ocean > Southern Ocean
Project keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords NOAA OneStop Project JPSS > Joint Polar Satellite System
Data Resolution keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Temporal Data Resolution Keywords Daily - < Weekly
Stratum keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Vertical Location > Sea Surface


Use Constraints	Cite as: Key, Jeffrey, Helfrich, Sean, Liu, Yinghui and NOAA JPSS Program Office, (2017): NOAA JPSS VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5416V9B. [access date]. Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Access Constraints	Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Use Constraints

Cite as: Key, Jeffrey, Helfrich, Sean, Liu, Yinghui and NOAA JPSS Program Office, (2017): NOAA JPSS VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature Environmental Data Records (EDRs) from NDE. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5416V9B. [access date].

Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.

Access Constraints

Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Fees

In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

Lineage information for: dataset
Lineage Statement	The data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) NDE/PDA and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Processor	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Processing Steps	For a complete description of the processing steps, see the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document and Data Flow Diagram. 2013-04-15T00:00:00 - The S-NPP VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached beta maturity. 2015-12-15T00:00:00 - The S-NPP VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached provisional maturity. The S-NPP VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached validated maturity. 2018-06-15T00:00:00 - The NOAA-20 VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached beta maturity. The NOAA-20 VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached provisional maturity. 2019-05-16T00:00:00 - The NOAA-20 VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached validated maturity. 2023-05-01T00:00:00 - The NOAA-21 VIIRS Ice Concentration and Ice Surface Temperature algorithm reached provisional maturity.
Processing Documents	JPSS STAR Science Documents JPSS STAR Science Documents Includes the Algorithm Maturity Reviews, Readmes, and User Guides. JPSS STAR Algorithm Maturity Matrix JPSS STAR Algorithm Maturity Matrix Table with algorithm maturity reviews by product.
Source Datasets	NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Sensor Data Record (SDR) NCEI landing page for JPSS-VIIRS-SDR Source dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset Description of Source: Sensor Data Record (SDR) from VIIRS Bands I1, I2, I3, M5, M7, M10, M15, and M16 Temporal extent used: 2012-02-07 to Present Spatial extent used: N:90 S:-90 E:180 W:-180

Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Last Modified: 2023-11-24

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