True Color VIIRS S-NPP

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Updated: December 18, 2018

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KeyDescription
Platform/Sensor

Morning (1030): S-NPP / VIIRS
Measurement/Products

True color (ToA RGB)
Short Name

VIIRS_L3
Processing Level

Level-3
Spactial Coverage

CW Regions (high resolution) and global
Temporal Coverage

Near real-time + 3 days
Latency

Near real-time
Projection

Mercator / WGS84
Swath Width

~3060km
Temporal Repeat

Orbital 16 days
Orbital Period

101 Minutes
Orbit

Sun-synchronous, altitude 824km, inclination 98.74
Data Provider

Creator: NOAA STAR
Release Place: College Park, MD, USA
Keywords

NOAA, VIIRS , ocean color, chlorophyll, reflectance, k490, kpar, CoastWatch