VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m

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This data set reports the location of snow cover using radiance data acquired by the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite. Snow cover is identified using the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and a series of quality control screens.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	doi:10.5067/VIIRS/VNP10_NRT.001
landingPage	https://landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/NPP_QA/
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":90.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-90.0}]]
temporal	2012-01-19/2012-01-19
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]