VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V001

This data set reports the location of snow cover using radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite. Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of quality control screens.

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Last Updated March 31, 2025, 15:08 (UTC)
Created March 31, 2025, 15:08 (UTC)
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citation VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V001. Version 1. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP10.001.
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