Collection 2 JPSS1 Product Descriptions: VJ102MOD_NRT

Last update: April 8, 2019

Data Set Short Name:
VJ102MOD_NRT

Data Set Long Name:
VIIRS/JPSS1 Moderate Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 750m NRT

Platform:
Joint Polar Satellite System 1 (JPSS1)

Instrument:
Visible-Infrared Imaging-Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Product Description:
The VIIRS Level 1 and Level 2 swath products are generated from the processing of 6 minutes of VIIRS data acquired during the JPSS1 satellite overpass. The VIIRS sensor has 16 moderate-resolution channels (M-bands) that have 16 detectors (16 rows of pixels per scan), that span the wavelengths from 0.412 µm to 12.1 µm. The Near Real Time (NRT) VIIRS/VJ1 Moderate Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 750m (VJ102MOD_NRT) product is comprised of 16 bands that are sensitive to visible, near-infrared (NIR), and thermal wavelengths.

The spatial resolution of the instrument at viewing nadir is approximately 750 m for the Moderate-resolution and Day/Night Bands, and 375m for the Imagery bands.

file_naming_convention = "VJ102MOD_NRT.AYYYYDDD.HHMM.CCC.nc

• AYYYYDDD = Acquisition Year and Day of Year
• HHMM = Acquisition Hour and Minute
• CCC = Collection number
• nc = NetCDF4

Production Frequency:
240 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
750m at nadir

File Size (MB):
~130

Related Links:
http://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html.

Citation:
We kindly request that you cite the use of this data set in a publication using the following citation.

Author (PI), et al., 2016. Product name as given on web site. NASA MODIS Adaptive Processing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA: [link as given on product site].

For example:
Wolfe, R. E., G. Lin, M. Nishihama, K. P. Tewari, J. C. Tilton, and A. R. Isaacman (2013), Suomi NPP VIIRS prelaunch and on-orbit geometric calibration and characterization, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 11508–11521, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50873.

Dataset Originator/Creator:
VIIRS characterization Support Team (VCST)/ MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)

Dataset DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VJ102MOD_NRT.002