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Status of S-NPP VIIRS Solar and Lunar Calibration [PDF]

, 2015
The S-NPP VIIRS instrument has successfully operated for more than 3 years since its launch in October, 2011. It has 15 reflective solar bands (RSB) and 7 thermal emissive bands (TEB).
Wang, Zhipeng, Xiong, X., Lei, N., Fulbright, J.   +3 more
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Imaging with NPOESS VIIRS: A Convergence of Technologies and Experience

, 2007
This module introduces the NPOESS VIIRS imager that will fly on the NPOESS Preparatory Project and the NPOESS satellites. The VIIRS imager has many advanced features that will improve both spectral and temporal resolution.
Tim Spangler
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Results of J1 VIIRS Testing Using NIST’s Traveling SIRCUS [PDF]

, 2015
In December 2014, NIST’s laser-based Traveling SIRCUS calibration system was installed at Raytheon SAS in El Segundo, CA for testing of the NOAA/NASA Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) VIIRS sensor’s visible and near-infrared bands.
Young, James B., McCorkel, Joel, Waluschka, Eugene, Wang, Tung R., McIntire, Jeff, Moyer, David, Brown, Steven W., Moeller, Chris, Lykke, Keith R., Monroy, Eslim O., McCarthy, James K., McAndrew, Brendan, Fest, Eric, Turpie, Kevin   +13 more
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VIIRS Radiance Cluster Analysis in CrIS Observations for Enhanced Data Assimilation in NWP Models

Earth and Space Science
The Cross‐track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiance data plays a crucial role in numerical weather prediction (NWP) models by providing essential atmospheric sounding information through data assimilation.
Likun Wang, Lihang Zhou, Haibin Sun, Chris Burrow, Banghua Yan, Satya Kalluri   +5 more
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Evaluation of VIIRS Thermal Emissive Bands Long-Term Calibration Stability and Inter-Sensor Consistency Using Radiative Transfer Modeling

Remote Sensing
This study investigates the long-term stability of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) moderate-resolution Thermal Emissive Bands (M TEBs; M12–M16) covering a period from February 2012 ...
Feng Zhang, Xi Shao, Changyong Cao, Yong Chen, Wenhui Wang, Tung-Chang Liu, Xin Jing   +6 more
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Early Assessment of VIIRS On-Orbit Calibration and Support Activities [PDF]

, 2012
The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite, formally the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), provides a bridge between current and future low-Earth orbiting weather ...
Butler, James, Oudrari, Hassan, Chiang, Kwofu, Wu, Aisheng, Schwaller, Mathew, Xiong, Xiaoxiong, McIntire, Jeffrey   +6 more
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VIIRS sensors show breadth of Texas wildfires

The Earth Observation Group (EOG) at the Payne Institute for Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines, has calculated the temperatures and spatial extent of active burning in the Texas Panhandle with their Nightfire algorithm applied to data collected by ...
Ziv, Kristin, Elvidge, Christopher, Bazilian, Morgan, Zhizhin, Mikhail   +3 more
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Facility-Scale Detection and Quantification of Gas Flaring Using Imaging Spectrometers. [PDF]

ACS EST Air
Kim J, Cusworth DH, Conrad BM, Duren RM.
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Heard Island glacier albedo from VIIRS satellite observations 2012 to 2024. [PDF]

Sci Data
Lin W, Feiteng W, Zhencai D, Jing M.
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VIIRS Ocean Colour - Suomi-NPP

Level 2 ocean colour product produced using NOAA's MSL12 algorithm with limited masking by CoastWatch derived from VIIRS ...

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