V2.1 Level-2 Dark Target Aerosol Data Products Released

Platform SNPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21
Instrument VIIRS
Source LAADS
Issue news
Last Updated 2025-12-18 19:30:00
Start 2025-12-18 19:30:00
End 2026-01-16 00:00:00
Description

NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive & Distribution System (LAADS) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) announces the release of the Level-2 (L2) Dark Target Aerosol version 2.1, which improves upon its predecessor, version 2.0. The L2 Dark Target (DT) Aerosol products provide satellite-derived measurements of Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) and aerosol properties over land and ocean. It delivers spectral AOT measurements and their size parameters over oceans every 6 minutes globally.

It includes the following three collections:

The older, v2.0, collection will be decommissioned on June 30, 2026. If you have any questions, contact the LAADS User Services.

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