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NOAA-21 VIIRS Ocean Color First Light Image Menghua Wang
06-Dec-22 - The STAR Ocean Color team has updated its OCView website to include imagery from NOAA-21. These data (which are non-operational) include imagery of chlorophyll concertration, true color imagery, and other parameters.
NOAA-21 VIIRS True Color First Light Image VIIRS SDR Team
06-Dec-22" - The STAR VIIRS SDR team has produced first light imagery from the VIIRS visible bands. The image shows treu color imagery from December 5. VIIRS is the second instrument to be activated, with the VIIRS thermal bands, CRIS, and OMPS to follow in upcoming weeks.
NOAA-21 ATMS First Light Image ATMS SDR Team
22-Nov-22 - STAR JPSS has produced first light imagery from the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite. The image selected shows the Channel 18 (183 Ghz) Brightness Temperature for the ascending node on November 21-22. ATMS, which is the first NOAA-21 instrument to be activated will be followed by CrIS, VIIRS, and OMPS in the coming month
NOAA-21 Snowfall Rate First Light Image Huan Meng
22-Nov-22 - STAR JPSS has produced first light imagery from the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite. The image selected shows the ATMS-derived Snowfall Rate product for the ascending node on November 21-22. ATMS, which is the first NOAA-21 instrument to be activated will be followed by CrIS, VIIRS, and OMPS in the coming month.
NOAA-21 MIRS TPW First Light Image Chris Grassotti
22-Nov-22 - STAR JPSS has produced first light imagery from the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite. The image selected shows the ATMS-derived MIRS Total Precipitable Water for the ascending node on November 21-22. ATMS, which is the first NOAA-21 instrument to be activated will be followed by CrIS, VIIRS, and OMPS in the coming month.
Latest JSTAR Updates
JPSS data now available in the cloud - 17 April 2024
JPSS operational data products, training materials, tools, sample
python scripts to read the data are accessible from NOAA Open Data
Dissemination (NODD).
VIIRS Global Annual Surface Type (AST) - 31 August 2023 -
The new VIIRS Annual Surface Type 2022 product (AST-2022, spatial resolution: 1 km) based on 2022 whole year
surface reflectance data is ready for users to download at STAR FTP sites.