VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002

This data set reports 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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Maintainer NSIDC Services
Last Updated March 31, 2025, 21:33 (UTC)
Created March 31, 2025, 21:33 (UTC)
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citation VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002. Version 2. 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/ZZMS6RM8LQS9.
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