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JPSS/SNPP Algorithm Maturity Matrix

Updated: July 22, 2021

Sensor Algorithm Beta Provisional Validated ReadMe
ATMS SDR Jan-2012 Oct-2012 Dec-2013 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Temperature Profile Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Moisture Profile Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Total Precipitable Water Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Rainfall Rate Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Land Surface Emissivity Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Sep-2019 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Land Surface Temperature Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Sep-2019 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Cloud Liquid Water Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Sep-2019 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Sea Ice Characterization Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Apr-2017 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Snow Cover/Depth Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Apr-2017 Read me
ATMS *MiRS: Snow-Water Equivalent Apr-2012 Aug-2014 Apr-2017 Read me
ATMS Snow Fall Rate (SFR) Jun-2018 Jun-2018 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS SDR Apr-2012 Oct-2012 Dec-2013 Read me
VIIRS Imagery (Not Near-Constant Contrast) May-2012 Jan-2013 Jan-2014 Read me
VIIRS NCC Imagery Oct-2012 Aug-2013 Jan-2014 Read me
VIIRS Ocean Color Jan-2013 Jan-2014 Mar-2015 Read me
VIIRS Sea Surface Temperature Feb-2013 Jan-2014 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *VIIRS Polar Winds Mar-2014 Mar-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
VIIRS Suspended Matter Jun-2013 -- -- Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Aerosol Detection Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Aerosol Optical Thickness Sep-2012 Apr-2013 Aug-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Aerosol Optical Depth Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Aerosol Particle Size Sep-2012 Apr-2013 Aug-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Aerosol Particle Size Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Volcanic Ash Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Mask Jun-2012 Jan-2013 Jan-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Mask Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Phase/Type Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Optical Properties (daytime) Jun-2013 Jan-2014 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Optical Properties (daytime) Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Optical Properties (nighttime) Jun-2013 Jan-2014 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Optical Properties (nighttime) Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Base Height Jun-2013 Jan-2014 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Base Height Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Top Properties Jun-2013 Jan-2014 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Top Properties Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Cover Layer Jun-2013 Jan-2014 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Cloud Cover Layer Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Binary Snow Cover May-2013 Nov-2013 Jan-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Binary Snow Cover Apr-2013 Dec-2015 Jun-2020 Read me
VIIRS Fraction Snow Cover May-2013 Nov-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Fraction Snow Cover Dec-2014 Dec-2015 Jun-2020 Read me
VIIRS Ice Surface Temperature May-2013 Aug-2013 Jan-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Ice Surface Temperature Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Sea Ice Concentration May-2013 Nov-2013 -- Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Ice Concentration and Cover Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Sea Ice Characterization May-2013 Nov-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *JRR: Ice Thickness/Age Apr-2013 Dec-2015 May-2019 Read me
VIIRS Active Fires Oct-2012 Aug-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Temperature Dec-2012 Apr-2013 Dec-2014 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Albedo Jun-2013 Apr-2014 Dec-2014 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Reflectance Feb-2013 Aug-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS Surface Type Feb-2013 Jan-2014 Dec-2014 Read me
VIIRS Vegetation Index Feb-2013 Aug-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
VIIRS *Green Vegetation Fraction Jan-2013 Aug-2013 Oct-2016 Read me
VIIRS *Vegetation Health Jun-2014 Jun-2015 Mar-2019 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS Flood Mapping Nov-2019 Feb-2021 --  
CrIS SDR Apr-2012 Oct-2012 Dec-2013 Read me
CrIS SDR (Side-2) Jul-2019 Jul-2019 Feb-2020 Read me
CrIS SDR (Side-1 LWIR and SWIR SDR) -- Jul-2021 -- Read me
CrIS &NUCAPS: Atmospheric Vertical Temperature Profile Aug-2012 Jan-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
CrIS &NUCAPS: Atmospheric Vertical Moisture Profile Aug-2012 Jan-2013 Sep-2014 Read me
CrIS &*NUCAPS: Ozone Profile Jan-2013 Jan-2013 Oct-2016 Read me
CrIS &*NUCAPS: Carbon Monoxide Jan-2013 Jan-2013 Oct-2019 Read me
CrIS &*NUCAPS: Carbon Dioxide Jan-2013 Apr-2020 Dec-2020 Read me
CrIS &*NUCAPS: Methane Jan-2013 Oct-2019 Apr-2020 Read me
CrIS &*NUCAPS: Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) Dec-2013 Sep-2015 Oct-2016 Read me
OMPS Total Column SDR Feb-2012 Oct-2012 Aug-2015 Read me
OMPS Nadir Profiler SDR Feb-2012 Oct-2012 Aug-2015 Read me
OMPS Total Column Ozone EDR Jul-2012 Jan-2013 Aug-2015 Read me
OMPS Nadir Profiler Ozone EDR Aug-2012 Jan-2013 Aug-2015 Read me

* NOAA Unique Products (NUP) & JPSS Risk Reduction Products (JRR): Beta ~ CDR/TRR; Provisional ~ ARR/SRR

  • CDR: Critical Design Review
  • TRR: Test Readiness Review
  • ARR: Algorithm Readiness Review
  • SRR: System Readiness Review

& S-NPP NUCAPS products are not available since 3/26/2019 due to the CrIS MW band anomaly

Updated: June 15, 2021

Sensor Algorithm Beta Provisional Validated ReadMe
ATMS ATMS TDR 08-Dec-17 23-Jan-18 05-Jul-18 Read me
ATMS ATMS SDR 08-Dec-17 23-Jan-18 05-Jul-18 Read me
CrIS CrIS SDR 17-Jan-18 16-Feb-18 14-Aug-18 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS SDR 01-Feb-18 19-Feb-18 30-Apr-18 Read me
OMPS OMPS Nadir Mapper SDR 05-Jan-18 18-Feb-18 06-Nov-19 Read me
OMPS OMPS Nadir Profiler SDR 05-Jan-18 02-Jul-18 23-Apr-20 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS Imagery 01-Feb-18 19-Feb-18 22-Aug-18 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS Cloud Mask 18-Apr-18 02-Oct-18 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Phase/Type 02-Oct-18 02-Oct-18 16-May-19  
VIIRS Cloud Height (CTH/CTP/CTT/CCL) 23-Jul-18 02-Oct-18 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Base Height (CBH) 23-Jul-18 02-Oct-18 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Daytime Cloud Properties (DCOMP) 23-Jul-18 27-Nov-18 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Nighttime Cloud Properties (NCOMP) 07-Mar-19 07-Mar-19 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth and Particle Size Parameter 20-Mar-181 20-Mar-181 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Aerosol Detection 18-Apr-181 18-Apr-181 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Volcanic Ash 27-Nov-18 27-Nov-18 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Ice Surface Temperature 15-Jun-18 16-May-19 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Sea Ice Concentration and Ice Thickness 15-Jun-18 16-May-19 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS Snow Cover (Binary Map & Snow Cover Fraction) 15-Jun-18 16-May-19 18-Jun-20 Read me
VIIRS Active Fire (M-Band) 19-Feb-18 19-Feb-18 06-Feb-20 Read me
VIIRS Active Fire (I-Band) 16-May-19 16-May-19 06-Feb-20 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Temperature 23-Jul-18 21-Mar-19 21-Nov-19 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Albedo 23-Jul-18 21-Mar-19 21-Nov-19 Read me
VIIRS GST (Global Gridded Surface Type) 19-Sep-19 17-Sep-20 17-Sep-20 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Reflectance 15-Jun-18 21-Mar-19 18-Jun-20 Read me
VIIRS Green Vegetation Fraction (GVF) 22-Aug-18 21-Mar-19 23-Apr-20 Read me
VIIRS Vegetation Index (VI) 22-Aug-18 21-Mar-19 23-Apr-20 Read me
VIIRS Vegetation Health (VH) 22-Aug-18 21-Mar-19 21-Mar-19 Read me
VIIRS Ocean Color 27-Nov-18 27-Nov-18 17-Jul-20 Read me
VIIRS Sea Surface Temperature 18-Apr-181 18-Apr-181 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS Polar Winds 02-Oct-18 02-Oct-18 16-May-19 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS Flood Mapping 22-Nov-19 26-Feb-21 --  
CrIS NUCAPS Products (AVMP/AVTP) 15-Jun-18 15-Jun-18 28-Oct-19 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS Products (Ozone) 15-Jun-18 02-Oct-18 28-Oct-19 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS Products (CO) 15-Jun-18 02-Oct-18 28-Oct-19 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS Products (CO2) 15-Jun-18 23-Apr-20 17-Dec-20 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS Products (CH4) 15-Jun-18 28-Oct-19 23-Apr-20 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS Products (OLR) 15-Jun-18 02-Oct-18 28-Oct-19 Read me
ATMS MiRS Products 29-Nov-171 29-Nov-171 19-Sep-19 Read me
ATMS Snow Fall Rate (SFR) 20-Jun-18 16-May-19 16-May-19 Read me
OMPS OMPS Ozone EDR: V8Pro 13-Feb-18 20-Sep-19 27-May-21 Read me
OMPS OMPS Ozone EDR: V8TOz 13-Feb-18 02-Jul-18 11-Apr-19 Read me

NOAA-20 launch date: 11/18/2017
1 Scientifically mature pending verification of NDE implementation (Operational 3/7/2019)

Panel Recommendations for NOAA-20 Maturity Reviews:

Updated: February 22, 2024

Sensor Algorithm Beta Provision Validated ReadMe
ATMS ATMS TDR 30-Nov-2022 15-Dec-2022 12-May-2023 Read me
ATMS ATMS SDR 30-Nov-2022 15-Dec-2022 12-May-2023 Read me
CrIS CrIS SDR 23-Feb-2023 30-Mar-2023 26-Sep-2023 Read me
VIIRS VIIRS SDR 23-Feb-2023 30-Mar-2023 23-Jun-2023 Read me
OMPS OMPS Nadir Mapper SDR 23-Feb-2023 14-Apr-2023 Mar-2024 Read me
OMPS OMPS Nadir Profiler SDR 23-Feb-2023 14-Apr-2023 Mar-2024 Read me
VIIRS KPP Imagery EDRs 23-Feb-2023 30-Mar-2023 23-Jun-2023 Read me
VIIRS non-KPP Imagery EDRs 23-Feb-2023 30-Mar-2023 23-Jun-2023 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Mask 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Phase/Type 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Top Properties 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Cloud Base and Cloud Cover Layers 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS DCOMP and NCOMP 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023  
VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth and Aerosol Particle Size 10-Feb-2023 10-Feb-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Aerosol Detection 11-Feb-2023 11-Feb-2023 30-Mar-2023  
VIIRS Volcanic Ash 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Ice Surface Temperature and Ice Concentration 01-May-2023 01-May-2023 01-May-2023 Read me
VIIRS Sea Ice Thickness/Age 01-May-2023 01-May-2023 01-May-2023 Read me
VIIRS Binary Snow Cover 15-Apr-2023 01-May-2023 01-May-2023 Read me
VIIRS Fractional Snow Cover 15-Apr-2023 01-May-2023 01-May-2023 Read me
VIIRS Active Fires 25-May-2023 01-Jun-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Land Surface Temperature 29-May-2023 23-Jun-2023 23-Jun-2023 Read me
VIIRS Surface Albedo 02-Aug-2023 30-Aug-2023 30-Aug-2023 Read me
VIIRS Global Surface Type Jun-2024 Jun-2024 Sep-2024  
VIIRS Surface Reflectance 10-Jul-2023 01-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2023 Read me
VIIRS Green Vegetation Fraction 31-May-2023 23-Jun-2023 23-Jun-2023 Read me
VIIRS Vegetation Index 31-May-2023 23-Jun-2023 23-Jun-2023 Read me
VIIRS Vegetation Health 26-Sep-2023 30-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Ocean Color Mar-2024 Mar-2024 Jul-2025  
VIIRS Sea Surface Temperature 20-Mar-2023 20-Mar-2023 30-Mar-2023 Read me
VIIRS Polar Winds 16-Nov-2023 16-Nov-2023 16-Nov-2023  
VIIRS VIIRS Flood Mapping 24-Aug-2023 14-Dec-2023 14-Dec-2023 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS: AVTP, AVMP, Ozone, OLR 03-Mar-2023 26-Sep-2023 26-Sep-2023 Read me
CrIS NUCAPS: CO, CO2, CH4 03-Mar-2023 26-Sep-2023 26-Sep-2023 Read me
ATMS MiRS Products 03-Dec-2022 12-May-2023 12-May-2023 Read me
ATMS Snow Fall Rate (SFR) 27-Apr-2023 Mar-2024 May-2025 Read me
OMPS OMPS Ozone EDR: V8Pro 30-Mar-2023 Mar-2024 Mar-2024 Read me
OMPS OMPS Ozone EDR: V8TOz 30-Mar-2023 14-Sep-2023 Mar-2024 Read me
OMPS OMPS Limb Profiler (SDR & EDR) Mar-2024 Apr-2024 Sep-2024  

NOAA-21 launch date: 11/10/2022

Updated: April 29, 2019

Sensor Algorithm Beta Provisional Validated ReadMe
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Microwave Imagery May-2013 Apr-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Sea Surface Temperature May-2013 Apr-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Sea Surface Wind Speed May-2013 Apr-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Total Precipitable Water May-2013 Apr-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Precipitation Type/Rate May-2013 Apr-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Cloud Liquid Water May-2013 Apr-2014 Oct-2016 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Sea Ice Concentration May-2013 May-2016 Apr-2017 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Sea Ice Type May-2013 May-2016 Apr-2017 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Snow Cover/Depth May-2013 May-2016 Apr-2017 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Snow-Water Equivalent May-2013 May-2016 Apr-2017 Read me
AMSR-2 *GCOM: Soil Moisture May-2013 May-2016 Apr-2017 Read me

* Tailored GCOM-W Cal/Val Maturity Reviews: Beta: Critical Design Review; Provisional: Algorithm Readiness Review