NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Cloud Top Height (CTH) Environmental Data Record (EDR) from IDPS
VIIRS-CTH-EDR
This dataset contains a high quality operational Environmental Data Record (EDR) from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite and is produced by the NOAA Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). The retrieval algorithm utilizes VIIRS channel brightness temperatures and reflectances. Inputs required to develop the CTH algorithm include other VIIRS Retained Intermediate Products (RIPs) such as Cloud Optical Properties (COP), Cloud Top Parameters (CTP), Perform Parallax Correction (PPC), Cloud Cover and Layers (CCL), Cloud Base Height (CBH) and Generate Cloud EDRs (GCE). The RIPs are 750 meter spatial resolution products and the output EDRs are gridded to 6 kilometer resolution. The EDR provides global coverage approximately every 12 hours. By default, VIIRS CTH IDPS data obtained from the Comprehensive Large-Array Stewardship System (CLASS) are distributed in four aggregated 86-second granules in Hierarchical Data Format v.5 (HDF5) with metadata attributes included.
- Cite as: Heidinger, Andrew, Qiu, Shuang, and NOAA JPSS Program Office (2013): NOAA JPSS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Cloud Top Height (CTH) Environmental Data Record (EDR) from IDPS. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date].
- gov.noaa.ncdc:C01408
- gov.noaa.class:VIIRS_EDR
- JPSS Product ID:VCTHO
C01408
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Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact | Customer Engagement Branch
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce ncei.sat.info@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 2013-04-27 to Present (time interval: 12-hour) |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 |
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N: 90.0
S: -90.0
E: 180.0
W: -180.0
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Edition | Validated |
Data Presentation Form | Digital image
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Dataset Progress Status | Ongoing - data is continually being updated |
Data Update Frequency | Continual |
Purpose | The VIIRS CTH EDR is used extensively in numerical weather and climate prediction models. CTH could also be useful to the general aviation community. |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Platform keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Project keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Data Resolution keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords
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Stratum keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Lineage Statement | These data were produced by the JPSS Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). |
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Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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