Collection 2 JPSS2 Product Descriptions: VJ201_NRT

Last update: January 16, 2024

Data Set Short Name:
VJ201_NRT

Data Set Long Name:
VIIRS/JPSS2 Raw Radiances in Counts 6-Min L1A Swath NRT

Platform:
Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2/NOAA-21)

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

Product Description:
The Near Real Time (NRT) VIIRS/JPSS2 Raw Radiances in Counts 6-Min L1A Swath, short-name VJ201_NRT data product contains the unpacked, raw VIIRS science, calibration and engineering data; the extracted ephemeris and attitude data from the spacecraft diary packets; and the raw ADCS and bus-critical spacecraft telemetry data from those packets, with a few critical fields extracted.

For more information download VIIRS Level 1 Product User's Guide

file_naming_convention = VJ201_NRT.AYYYYDDD.HHMM.CCC.nc

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

Production Frequency:
240 files per day

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:

File Size (MB):
~310

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

For example:

Dataset Originator/Creator:
VIIRS Level 1 Processing Group at Ocean SIPS/MODIS Adaptive Processing System (MODAPS)

Dataset DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VJ201_NRT.002