The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is pleased to announce availability of the new NASA-produced Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Vegetation Indices Version 1 data products (VNP13s). These data products provide the best pixel available from all acquisitions within 16-day and monthly periods, at 500 meter, 1 kilometer, and 0.05 degree (5,600 meter) resolution. Information from these data products provides global vegetation metrics, which are useful for monitoring vegetation activity, distribution, and composition. These data products support phenology and change detection studies, and can used as a parameter for vegetation models.
A citation containing the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for each dataset is provided below.
VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500 m SIN GRID - VNP13A1
Didan, Kamel. (2018). VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500 m SIN GRID [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi: 10.5067/VIIRS/VNP13A1.001
VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 1 km SIN GRID - VNP13A2
Didan, Kamel. (2018). VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500 m SIN GRID [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi: 10.5067/VIIRS/VNP13A2.001
VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 1 km SIN GRID - VNP13A3
Didan, Kamel. (2018). VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500 m SIN GRID [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi: 10.5067/VIIRS/VNP13A3.001
VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 0.05 Deg. CMG - VNP13C1
Didan, Kamel. (2018). VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500 m SIN GRID [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi: 10.5067/VIIRS/VNP13C1.001
VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 0.05 Deg. CMG - VNP13C2
Didan, Kamel. (2018). VIIRS/NPP Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 500 m SIN GRID [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi: 10.5067/VIIRS/VNP13C2.001
The data are available for download through the Data Pool, DAAC2Disk, and NASA Earthdata Search.
Additional VIIRS information:
VIIRS is one of five instruments on-board the Suomi NPP satellite, which launched in October of 2011.Suomi NPP is the predecessor to the next generation of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). NOAA-20, formerly JPSS-1, launched in November 2017, is the first in this series of four satellites; plans are underway for JPSS-2 to launch in 2022.
VIIRS extends the legacy of NASA’s Earth Observing System Terra and Aqua Satellites’ Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor. VIIRS global change observation products are being generated in a MODIS-like format using modified MODIS algorithms. Additional VIIRS information can be found on the VIIRS Overview page.
The LP DAAC will continue to make future announcements as additional Suomi NPP NASA VIIRS data products become available.
Please contact LP DAAC User Services (lpdaac@usgs.gov) with questions.