Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 2 SiFSAP Standard: Atmosphere cloud and surface geophysical state per footprint V2 (at GESDISC)

This level 2 standard product is generated by the SiFSAP (Single Field-of-View Sounder Atmospheric Products) algorithm. The SIFSAP algorithm provides retrieval for each sounder Field of View (FOV), therefore, it has 3-times higher horizontal spatial resolution and 9-time denser products compared to other current IR sounder products. Since SiFSAP is an FOV-based algorithm, its product variables have an additional dimension which represents the number of FOVs. For CrIS instrument, there are 9 FOVs for each Field of Regard (FOR). The SiFSAP Level-2 retrieval products contain a variety of geophysical parameters retrieved from IR/MW sounder suites measurements, including profiles of temperature, water vapor and trace gas species as well as clouds and surface properties. This standard product provides retrievals on a reduced vertical profile (11 levels for water profiles and up to 27 for other profile variables). A level 2 granule has been set as 6 minutes of data. There are 240 granules per day, with an orbit repeat cycle of approximately 16 day.

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Maintainer Earthdata Forum
Last Updated February 17, 2026, 03:40 (UTC)
Created April 1, 2025, 19:12 (UTC)
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