Joint Polar Satellite System Algorithm & Data Products
Algorithm Maturity Defenitions
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Move your cursor over a cell to see which product it represents. SDR and EDR products that have achieved Beta maturity are distributed through NOAA's Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System (CLASS). To access the Readme files for products that have acheived at least Beta status click on the cell, or click on the corresponding date in the table.
Last updated April 5, 2013.
The dates are the best estimates from the science teams for the attainment of each status level. They are regularly reviewed and revised and are subject to changes in the future.
| Sensor | Algorithm | Beta | Provisional | Val 1 | Val 2 | Val 3 |
| ATMS | SDR - Cal & Geo | Feb-12 | Feb-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| VIIRS | SDR - Cal | Apr-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| VIIRS | SDR - Geo | Apr-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| VIIRS | Imagery (Non-NCC) | May-12 | Jan-13 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 |
| VIIRS | NCC Imagery | Jan-13 | Jul-13 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 | Jan-14 |
| VIIRS | Cloud Mask | Apr-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | Jun-14 | Mar-15 |
| VIIRS | Cloud COP | Mar-13 | Jan-14 | |||
| VIIRS | Cloud CTP (CTH, CTT, CTP) | Mar-13 | Jan-14 | May-14 | Nov-14 | Nov-15 |
| VIIRS | Cloud CBH | Mar-13 | Jan-14 | May-14 | Nov-14 | Nov-15 |
| VIIRS | Cloud CCL, PPC & GCE | Mar-13 | Jan-14 | May-14 | Nov-14 | Nov-15 |
| VIIRS | Aerosols (AOT & SM) | Nov-12 | May-13 | May-14 | Nov-14 | Nov-15 |
| VIIRS | Aerosol Particle Size | Nov-12 | May-13 | May-14 | Nov-14 | Nov-15 |
| VIIRS | Surface Temps - SST | Dec-12 | Sep-13 | Mar-14 | Sep-14 | Mar-15 |
| VIIRS | Surface Temps - IST | Mar-13 | Sep-13 | Dec-13 | Mar-14 | Sep-14 |
| VIIRS | Surface Temps - LST | Dec-12 | May-13 | Dec-13 | May-14 | May-15 |
| VIIRS | Land Surf Type | Dec-12 | Dec-13 | Sep-14 | Sep-15 | Dec-15 |
| VIIRS | Land Surface Albedo | May-13 | Nov-13 | Jul-14 | Jan-15 | Jan-16 |
| VIIRS | Sea Ice Albedo & Combined Surface Albedo | Jun-13 | Dec-13 | Jun-14 | Dec-14 | Dec-15 |
| VIIRS | Land Active Fires | Oct-12 | Aug-13 | Sep-14 | Sep-15 | Dec-15 |
| VIIRS | Land Veg Index | Dec-12 | Sep-13 | Jun-14 | Jan-15 | Jan-16 |
| VIIRS | Land Surface Reflectance IP | Dec-12 | Jul-13 | Jul-14 | Jan-15 | Jan-16 |
| VIIRS | Ocean OCC / ACO | Dec-12 | Jul-13 | Jun-14 | Jun-15 | Jun-16 |
| VIIRS | Sea Ice Char - Conc | Apr-13 | Oct-13 | Jan-14 | Aug-14 | Jan-15 |
| VIIRS | Sea Ice Char - Age | Apr-13 | Oct-13 | Aug-14 | Oct-14 | Apr-15 |
| VIIRS | Snow Cover - Binary mask | Jun-13 | Oct-13 | Jan-14 | Aug-14 | Jan-15 |
| VIIRS | Snow Cover - Fraction | Apr-13 | Oct-13 | Aug-14 | Aug-14 | Jan-15 |
| CrIS | SDR - Cal&Geo | Apr-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| CrIS | EDR - AVTP, AVMP & AVPP | Jul-12 | Mar-13 | Dec-13 | Dec-14 | Dec-15 |
| OMPS | SDR - Ozone TC EV | Mar-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| OMPS | SDR - Ozone NP EV | Mar-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| OMPS | SDR Ozone TC Cal | Mar-13 | Jun-13 | Aug-13 | ||
| OMPS | SDR Ozone NP Cal | Mar-13 | Jun-13 | Aug-13 | ||
| OMPS | SDR - Ozone TC Geo | Mar-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| OMPS | SDR - Ozone NP Geo | Mar-12 | Jan-13 | Dec-13 | ||
| OMPS | EDR - First Guess IP | Jul-12 | Dec-12 | Jul-13 | Sep-13 | Feb-14 |
| OMPS | EDR - Ozone TC | Jul-12 | Dec-12 | Jul-13 | Sep-13 | Feb-14 |
| OMPS | EDR(IP) - Ozone NP | Jul-12 | Dec-12 | Jul-13 | Sep-13 | Feb-14 |
