SatFC-J: Satellite Foundational Course for JPSS
The VIIRS Imager
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Comparison of footprint sizes at nadir view for LEO meteorological imagers including NOAA AVHRR, Terra and Aqua MODIS, and Suomi-NPP and JPSS VIIRS
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avhrr_modis_viirs_fov_res_table.jpg
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©The COMET Program
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Photo of flooding along the South Platte River in Greeley, Colorado in September 2013 following record rainfall along the northern Front Range mountains in northeastern Colorado.
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co_platte_river_flooding_sep2013.jpg
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Photo Courtesy State of Colorado / NWS
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS vs. GOES-16 ABI fire temperature RGB images showing the Starbuck fire along the Kansas-Oklahoma border on March 6, 2017
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fire_temp_viirs_vs_abi.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS vs. GOES-16 ABI zoomed-in fire temperature RGB images showing the Starbuck fire along the Kansas-Oklahoma border on March 6, 2017
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fire_temp_viirs_vs_abi_zoom.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Cloud tops associated with deep convection as seen by (a) GOES-13 10.7 μm IR, (b) zoomed-in GOES-13 10.7 μm IR, (c) MODIS 11.0 μm IR, and (d) VIIRS 11.45 μm IR, at around 0815 UTC, June 6, 2012. An extreme close-up covering the blue circled region (seen in the GOES-13 image (b)) from MODIS is shown in (c), and a similar close-up from VIIRS is shown in (d).
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goes_modis_viirs_conv_cldtops_05jun12.jpg
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Hillger et al. 2013
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Animation showing conventional low Earth orbiting imager cross-track scanning geometry with footprints growing from nadir view to the edge of scan
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imager_crosstrack_scanning.mp4
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©The COMET Program
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Hydrograph showing advancing flood surge during September 2013 Colorado flood event, from 13 to 21 September, 2013
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julesburg_CO_hydrograph_18sep13.jpg
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NOAA/NWS
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NOAA generated surface weather analysis over the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with VIIRS visible image inset for conditions between 12 to 1333 UTC on April 28, 2012
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namsfc_20120428_12utc_viirs_vis.jpg
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NOAA
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Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano erupted on March 27, 2016, spewing a 20,000 foot high ash plume
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pavlof_eruption_27mar16.jpg
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U.S. Coast Guard
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 1.61 near-infrared band 2 image over northeastern Colorado during the September 2013 flood event, showing the Platte River flood surge as it moves eastward, 2000 UTC, September 17, 2013
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snpp_viirs_16nir_co_fldg_17sep13.jpg
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CIMSS, NOAA/NWS
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Zoomed-in Suomi NPP VIIRS 1.61 near-infrared band 2 image over northeastern Colorado during the September 2013 flood event, showing the Platte River flood surge as it moves eastward, 2000 UTC, September 17, 2013
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snpp_viirs_16nir_zoom_co_fldg_17sep13.jpg
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CIMSS, NOAA/NWS
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Zoomed-in Suomi NPP VIIRS 1.61 near-infrared band 2 image over northeastern Colorado during the September 2013 flood event, showing the Platte River flood surge as it moves eastward, 1942 UTC, September 18, 2013
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snpp_viirs_16nir_zoom_co_fldg_18sep13.jpg
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CIMSS, NOAA/NWS
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day Night Band image showing fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_dnb_24jan14.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day Night Band image showing fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_dnb_24jan14_crop.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS infrared fog product showing nighttime fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_ir_fogprod_24jan14.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS infrared fog product showing nighttime fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_ir_fogprod_24jan14_crop.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Zoomed-in Suomi-NPP VIIRS infrared fog product showing nighttime fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_ir_fogprod_zoom_24jan14.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS 11.45 micrometer infrared image showing fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_ir_obs_24jan14.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS 11.45 micrometer infrared image showing fog and stratus over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico at 0815 UTC on January 24, 2014
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snpp_viirs_ir_obs_24jan14_crop.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS SST derived product over the Great Lakes on July 10, 2014
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snpp_viirs_sst_10jul14_01.jpg
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NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS SST derived product over the Great Lakes on July 10, 2014
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snpp_viirs_sst_10jul14_02.jpg
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NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 visible band 1 image over northeastern Colorado during the September 2013 flood event, 2000 UTC, September 17, 2013
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snpp_viirs_vis_co_fldg_17sep13.jpg
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CIMSS, NOAA/NWS
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VIIRS visible loop showing ice cover over the Canadian Arctic with ice lead forming off west coast of Prince Patrick Island on April 28, 2012
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snpp_viirs_vis_ice_28apr12_ani.mp4
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CIMSS / NOAA
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VIIRS visible loop showing ice cover over the Canadian Arctic with ice lead forming off west coast of Prince Patrick Island on April 28, 2012
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snpp_viirs_vis_ice_28apr12_ani.gif
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS volcanic ash RGB image showing ash plume from Alaska's Mount Pavlof eruption at 2140 UTC on March 28, 2016
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viirs_ash_rgb_pavlof_ak_28mar16.jpg
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NOAA
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Table showing the Suomi NPP and JPSS polar orbiting satellite VIIRS imager's 22 bands, their characteristics and primary applications
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viirs_bands_updated_v3_highlight.jpg
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NOAA / NASA
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Suomi-NPP VIIRS derived ocean color product showing chlorophyll a concentration along the U.S West Coast on October 4, 2013
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viirs_chlor_a_04oct13.jpg
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NASA/GSFC
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VIIRS Natural Color RGB image over Southcentral Alaska showing snow cover in cyan, cloud cover in light grey to white, and vegetated surfaces in green
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viirs_dayland_rgb_14jun15.jpg
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NOAA
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Image showing the three band input used to produce the VIIRS false color Day Land Cloud RGB, highlighting burn scars over Alaska on August 4, 2015
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viirs_fc_ak_burn_scars_04aug15.jpg
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©The COMET Program / NOAA
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Comparison between VIIRS and other polar-orbiting satellite imagers demonstrating VIIRS improved resolution toward the edge of the instrument's scan
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viirs_imp_edge_of_scan.jpg
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©The COMET Program / CIRA / JPSS / NOAA / NASA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 micrometer longwave IR imagery band showing smoke from fires over Alaska at 2018 UTC on June 24, 2015
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viirs_lwir_ak_fires_24jun15.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 11.45 micrometer longwave IR imagery band showing smoke from fires over Alaska at 2018 UTC on June 24, 2015
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viirs_lwir_ak_fires_24jun15_large.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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VIIRS Natural Color RGB image over northern Alberta, Canada in the region of the McMurray wildfires on 24 May 2016, showing fires in pink, smoke in dark cyan, and dark reddish areas that are burn scars marking past fires
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viirs_natcol2_alberta_fires_24may16.jpg
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NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 3.7 micrometer shortwave IR imagery band showing smoke from fires over Alaska at 2018 UTC on June 24, 2015
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viirs_swir_ak_fires_24jun15.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 3.7 micrometer shortwave IR imagery band showing smoke from fires over Alaska at 2018 UTC on June 24, 2015
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viirs_swir_ak_fires_24jun15_large.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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VIIRS true color multi-orbit composite showing Saharan dust over the Atlantic on April 2, 2017
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viirs_tc_atl_sal_02apr17.jpg
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NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 micrometer visible imagery band showing smoke from fires over Alaska at 2018 UTC on June 24, 2015
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viirs_vis_ak_fires_24jun15.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 micrometer visible imagery band showing smoke from fires over Alaska at 2018 UTC on June 24, 2015
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viirs_vis_ak_fires_24jun15_large.jpg
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CIMSS / NOAA
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Plot highlighting the improved spatial resolution of VIIRS vs. MODIS using infrared imagery at the edge of scan from both imagers
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viirs_vs_modis_edge_of_scan.jpg
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©The COMET Program / CIRA / NOAA / NASA
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A side by side comparison of VIIRS and MODIS imager swath widths
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viirs_vs_modis_swath_widths.jpg
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NOAA / NASA
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