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SNDRJ1CrISL1BIMG·v2·dataset

Cloud cover summary tied to sounder data (NOAA-20)

JPSS-1 CrIS IMG: Collocated VIIRS level 1 / cloud mask statistical summary V2 (SNDRJ1CrISL1BIMG) at GES DISC
land NASA GES_DISC Level 1B active
In plain English

What it measures. A statistical summary of cloud cover and related imagery, paired with detailed infrared sounder measurements of the atmosphere.

How it's made. Combines the CrIS infrared sounder and the VIIRS imager, both on the NOAA-20 satellite, with VIIRS-based cloud information collocated to match the CrIS footprints.

How & where you'd use it. Mainly a supporting product that gives cloud context to the sounder's atmospheric measurements; used by researchers working with the underlying temperature and humidity soundings.

What's measured

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › INFRARED WAVELENGTHS › BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURESPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › INFRARED WAVELENGTHS › INFRARED RADIANCESPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS › VISIBLE RADIANCESPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS › VISIBLE FLUX

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2012-01-20 → ongoing
  • Measured byNOAA-20 (CrIS, VIIRS)
  • Processing levelLevel 1B
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • StatusACTIVE

What you can do with it

  • Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
  • Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
  • Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description

The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Level 1B Full Spectral Resolution (FSR) data files contain radiance measurements along with ancillary spacecraft, instrument, and geolocation data of the CrIS instrument on the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) platform. This platform is also know as NOAA-20 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The JPSS-1 mission with CrIS instrumentation is a follow-on to the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) mission. The CrIS instrumentation and data processing system is nearly identical to that of the SNPP satellite. / The FSR files have 2,223 channels (*2211 apodized channels): 637 (*633) shortwave channels from 3.9 to 4.7 microns (2555 to 2150 cm-1), 869 (*865) midwave channels from 5.7 to 8.05 microns (1752.5 to 1242.5 cm-1), and 717 (*713)longwave channels from 9.1 to 15.41 microns (1096.25 to 648.75 cm-1). Each CrIS field-of-regard (FOR) contains 9 field-of-views (FOVs) arranged in a 3X3 array. The Level 1B files contain 30 FORs in the cross track direction and 45 in the along track direction. Data products are constructed on six minute boundaries. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) has 22 imaging and radiometric bands covering wavelengths from 0.41 to 12.5 microns. It provides the sensor data records for clouds, sea surface temperature, ocean color, and others. This IMG product primarily contains statistics of the VIIRS cloud mask and VIIRS L1B data within each CrIS footprint.

Get the data

sndrj1crisl1bimg_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="SNDRJ1CrISL1BIMG",
    version="2",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from GES_DISC
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.