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    • VIIRS/NPP Sea Ice Extent 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT

    Metadata Updated: October 1, 2024

    The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Sea Ice Extent 6-Min L2 Swath 375m is Near Real Time(NRT) (short name VNP29_NRT) data set reports the location of sea ice cover derived from radiance data acquired by VIIRS. Following the approach used by MODIS, the algorithm assumes that sea ice is snow covered and can be detected using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI). The VIIRS instrument flies on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite.

    For more information, consult product users guide at:

    https://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/PDF/VIIRS%20C2%20Sea%20Ice%20Cover%20Product%20User%20Guide%20v3.pdf

    And product Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD):

    https://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/PDF/VIIRS_SeaIceCover_ATBD_V2.pdf

    Access & Use Information

    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 November 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 1, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 1, 2024
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2023-10-10
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-09-25
    Category LANCE, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation LANCEMODIS. 2023-10-10. VIIRS/NPP Sea Ice Extent 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT. Version 2. NASA GSFC LANCE. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, LANCEMODIS. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP29_NRT.002. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP29_NRT.002. This data set was provided by the NASA/NOAA NPP Project..
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    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP29_NRT.002
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Release Place NASA GSFC LANCE
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 58820962651c69f95c7cd9f5ece8f720d7e164ec3c7221eb6174b2a6d7e1d1d8
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    Temporal 2023-10-10T00:00:00Z/2024-09-30T00:00:00Z

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