Continuity MODIS-VIIRS Cloud Properties products available

Platform	Aqua, SNPP
Instrument	MODIS, VIIRS
Source	LAADS
Issue	news
Last Updated	2019-11-20 16:15:00
Start	2019-11-20 16:00:00
End	2020-05-20 12:00:00
Description	The LAADS DAAC has publicly released version-1.1 of the Cloud Properties products suite. They include six products, three each derived from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and Aqua Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, respectively. These products stem from a continuity algorithm that is central to both MODIS data (from Terra and Aqua missions) and VIIRS data (from the SNPP and Joint Polar Satellite System/NOAA-20 missions). The Level-2 collection was reprocessed (as version-1.1) to correct an issue with the cloud optical properties’ thermodynamic phase that caused erroneous liquid water cloud phase results. The Level-2 and Level-3 products include the following: CLDPROP_L2_VIIRS_SNPP -- VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties 6-Min L2 Swath 750m CLDPROP_L2_MODIS_Aqua -- MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties 5-min L2 Swath 1km CLDPROP_D3_VIIRS_SNPP -- VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level-3 daily 1x1 degree grid CLDPROP_D3_MODIS_Aqua -- MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties Level-3 daily 1x1 degree grid CLDPROP_M3_VIIRS_SNPP -- VIIRS/SNPP Cloud Properties Level-3 monthly 1x1 degree grid CLDPROP_M3_MODIS_Aqua -- MODIS/Aqua Cloud Properties Level-3 monthly 1x1 degree grid The SNPP-VIIRS and Aqua-MODIS Cloud Properties products are available from March 1, 2012 through the present. Please consult the individual product links for additional information. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the LAADS User Services.

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