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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument collects visible and infrared imagery and global observations of land, atmosphere, cryosphere and oceans. Currently flying on the Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 satellite missions, VIIRS generates many critical environmental products about snow and ice cover, clouds, fog, aerosols, fire, smoke plumes, dust, vegetation health, phytoplankton abundance, and chlorophyll. VIIRS will also be on the JPSS-3 and JPSS-4 satellites.

Launch Date
September 2011
Class
Instrument
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument collects visible and infrared imagery and global observations of land, atmosphere, cryosphere and oceans. Currently flying on the Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 satellite missions, VIIRS generates many critical environmental products about snow and ice cover, clouds, fog, aerosols, fire, smoke plumes, dust, vegetation health, phytoplankton abundance, and chlorophyll. VIIRS will also be on the JPSS-3 and JPSS-4 satellites.

Related Publications

2025. "Analysis of a saline dust storm from the Aralkum Desert – Part 1: Consistency between multisensor satellite aerosol products.", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25 (13): 7403-7429 [10.5194/acp-25-7403-2025] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "Seasonality biases arise from the interplay of retrieval quality and solar zenith angle effects in passive sensor AOD products.", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25 (21): 14333-14351 [10.5194/acp-25-14333-2025] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "An updated VIIRS dark target aerosol product for continuity with MODIS: assessing regional aerosol trends.", Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13 [10.3389/fenvs.2025.1602145] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "Improved Global Estimates of Terrestrial Evapotranspiration Using the MODIS and VIIRS Sensors.", Journal of Hydrometeorology, 26 (6): 817-833 [10.1175/jhm-d-24-0145.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "The changing face of the Arctic: four decades of greening and implications for tundra ecosystems.", Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13 [10.3389/fenvs.2025.1525574] [Journal Article/Letter]