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VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, K490, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient K490, Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite. Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

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Dates

Metadata Date September 4, 2022
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s) August 19, 2022 (creation)
Frequency Of Update

Metadata Source

Harvested from Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 4, 2022
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s) August 19, 2022 (creation)
Responsible Party NASA/GSFC/OBPG (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid erdVH2018k490mday
Access Constraints
Bbox East Long 179.9792
Bbox North Lat 89.97916
Bbox South Lat -89.97917
Bbox West Long -179.9792
Coupled Resource [{"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}, {"title": [], "href": ["#DataIdentification"], "uuid": []}]
Frequency Of Update
Harvest Object Id b9b04555-d860-4f4a-bc9c-0f0f23a6d9d7
Harvest Source Id 817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
Harvest Source Title Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
Licence
Lineage SNPP data files are downloaded ASAP from https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/VIIRS-SNPP/Mapped/Monthly/4km/Kd_490/ to NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD (erd.data@noaa.gov). NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD (erd.data@noaa.gov) uses ERDDAP to add the time variable and slightly modify the metadata. Direct read of HDF4 file through CDM library.
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.9792, -89.97917], [179.9792, -89.97917], [179.9792, 89.97916], [-179.9792, 89.97916], [-179.9792, -89.97917]]]}
Progress
Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP griddap
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2012-01-15T00:00:00Z
Temporal Extent End 2022-07-15T00:00:00Z

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