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Standard Radiometric Test Scenes

DATA SET DESCRIPTION FILE NAME
Ocean Color

VIIRS/MODIS SNOx near MOBY for polarization waiver studies (Dataset #1)
 November 14, 2013 @ AQUA: 23:46 and NPP: 23:33 (Time difference: ~13 mins)

Distance from MOBY: NPP: ~200 km and AQUA: ~125 km

 VIIRS: SVM01_npp_d20131114_t2330136_e2335540_b10621_c20131115053555482537
_noaa_ops.h5
MODIS: MYD021KM.A2013318.2345.006.2013319175417.hdf
VIIRS/MODIS SNOx near MOBY for polarization waiver studies (Dataset #2)

November 18, 2013 @ AQUA: ~23:55 and NPP: 23:58 (Time difference: ~3 mins)

Distance from MOBY: NPP: ~450km and AQUA ~120 km

 VIIRS: SVM01_npp_d20131118_t2356584_e0002388_b10678_c20131119060238666774
_noaa_ops.h5
MODIS: MYD021KM.A2013322.2350.006.2013323165642.hdf
VIIRS/MODIS SNOx near MOBY for polarization waiver studies (Dataset #3) November 9, 2013 @ AQUA: ~23:29 and NPP: 23:27 (Time difference: ~2 mins)

Distance from MOBY: NPP: ~350km and AQUA ~550 km

VIIRS: SVM01_npp_d20131109_t2326424_e2332210_b10550_c20131110053222413702
_noaa_ops.h5
MODIS: MYD021KM.A2013313.2325.006.2013314171505.hdf
VIIRS observations over MOBY (time series) VIIRS TOA reflectance/brightness temperature time series over the MOBY site since launch.
 https://ncc.nesdis.noaa.gov/VIIRS/VSTS.php
MOBY site MOBY site blue band
 GMODO-SVM02-SVM03-SVM04-SVM05_npp_d20130404_t2329493_e2335297_b07443_c20130724135010157937
_noaa_ops.h5
Cirrus Band
Antarctica
Dome C		 Reflectance around Dome C region GMODO-SVM01-SVM02-SVM03-SVM04-SVM05-SVM06-SVM07-SVM08-SVM09-SVM10_npp_d20130111_t0701183_e0706587_b06255_c20130116101640793629
_noaa_ops.h5
Ocean Reflectance ranging from 0.05% (ocean) to 55% (clouds) SVM09_npp_d20130129_t0813149_e0818535_b06511_c20130129141854905205
_noaa_ops.h5
DNB data

Himalayas Lightning observed in DNB
 GDNBO-SVDNB_npp_d20130310_t1827380_e1833184_b07085_c20130802152751454616
_noaa_ops.h5
Hurricane Sandy (DNB) Reflected lunar radiance ~23 nW/(cm^2-sr) GDNBO-SVDNB_npp_d20121030_t0732422_e0738226_b05220_c20121031130958903416
_noaa_ops
Saturation
Algeria desert (M14)
 Not Saturated
max temperature ~ 329K		 GMODO-SVM14_npp_d20130715_t1305359_e1311145_b08884_
c20130716171448950017_noaa_ops.h5
Striping
Great Lakes (M2-M5)
 Striping Over the Great Lakes GMODO-SVM02-SVM04-SVM05_npp_d20130502_t1804496_e1810300_b07837_
c20130701141429362856_noaa_ops.h5
Low Brightness Tempratures
Hurricane Sandy (M15) Lowest temperature ~220K GMODO-SVM15_npp_d20121030_t0732422_e0738226_b05220_c20130806183101167476
_noaa_ops.h5
Dome C (M15) Lowest temperature ~196K GMODO-SVM15_npp_d20130706_t0705172_e0710575_b08752_
c20130715165154116817_noaa_ops.h5
Infrared Spectra
Dome-C Infrared Spectra
LibyanDesert Infrared Spectra
Sonoran Desert Infrared Spectra
DOE ARM SGP Infrared Spectra
MOBY Infrared Spectra