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    • VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 deg. grid

    Metadata Updated: December 9, 2024

    The VIIRS/NOAA20 Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid product is a new L3 CLDPROP COSP Cloud product with short-name CLDPROPCOSP_M3_VIIRS_NOAA20. It contains VIIRS SNPP cloud mask, cloud top, and cloud optical retrieval data over monthly timeframe. It provides a set of custom cloud-related parameters for better comparison with climate model output. The “COSP” acronym in the short-name stands for Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Observation Simulator Package. Provided in netCDF4 format, it contains 32 aggregated science data sets (SDS/parameters).

    Consult the CLDPROPCOSP User Guide for details regarding how the L3 monthly statistics are computed, and to learn more about the gridding and sampling protocols specific to this product and a number of other topics germane to the user community. The collection of this product starts from March 1, 2018 and includes 12 granules each calendar year.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date August 13, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date December 9, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date August 13, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date December 9, 2024
    Publisher Not provided
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2946981699-LAADS
    Data First Published 2024-01-10
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-12-01
    Category NOAA - SPACE WEATHER PROGRAM, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation MODIS Atmosphere Science Team. 2024-05-10. VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties COSP Level 3 monthly, 1x1 degree grid. Version 1.1. MODAPS at NASA/GSFC. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, L1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS). https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/CLDPROPCOSP_M3_VIIRS_NOAA20.011. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/CLDPROPCOSP_M3_VIIRS_NOAA20.011.
    Creator MODIS Atmosphere Science Team
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    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/CLDPROPCOSP_M3_VIIRS_NOAA20.011
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place MODAPS at NASA/GSFC
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    Source Hash c05a0ac8ed8a077e04abbd5ae452faa3b665b934a5b69ae547c9789e4dfac51a
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    Temporal 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z/2024-12-09T00:00:00Z

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