VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Mask L2 6-Min Swath 750m (NRT)

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The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) NASA Level-2 (L2) Cloud Mask is one of two continuity products designed to sustain the long-term records of both Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and VIIRS heritages. CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_SNPP is the shortname for the SNPP VIIRS incarnation of the Cloud Mask continuity product derived from the MODIS-VIIRS cloud mask (MVCM) algorithm, which itself is based on the MODIS (MOD35) algorithm. MVCM describes a continuity algorithm that is central to both MODIS data (from Terra and Aqua missions) and VIIRS data (from SNPP and Joint Polar Satellite System missions). Please bear in mind that the term MVCM does not appear as an attribute within the product’s metadata. Implemented to consistently handle MODIS and VIIRS inputs, the SNPP VIIRS collection-1 products use calibration-adjusted NASA VIIRS L1B as inputs. The nominal spatial resolution of the SNPP VIIRS L2 Cloud mask is 750 meters.

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/VIIRS/CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT.001
landingPage	https://sips.ssec.wisc.edu/about/products/1/CLDMSK_L2_VIIRS_SNPP_NRT.html
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	[[{"EastBoundingCoordinate":180,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":90,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-90,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180}],"GEODETIC"]
temporal	2019-04-18/2019-04-18
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]