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VIIRS Day Cloud Phase Distinction RGB

2025/06/09

VIIRS_Day_Cloud_Phase_Distinction_RGB_Quick_Guide_v1Download

Derived Motion Winds – LEO

2025-06-02

https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_BaselineDerivedMotionWinds_JPSSPolar_Dworak.pdf

VIIRS Blowing Snow RGB

2025-02-07

VIIRS_Blowing_Snow_RGB_Quick_Guide_v1Download

GOES Blowing Snow RGB

2024-04-24

GOES-BlowingSnowRGB1_QuickGuide_24April2024Download

VIIRS Aerosol Detection Product (ADP)

2024-08-30

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/atmospheric-composition-training/documents/VIIRS_Aerosol_Detection_Product_Quick_Guide.pdf

VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)

2024-08-30

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/atmospheric-composition-training/documents/VIIRS_Aerosol_Optical_Depth_Quick_Guide.pdf

VIIRS Nighttime Microphysics RGB

2024-07-09

VIIRS_Nighttime_Microphysics_RGB_Quick_Guide_v1Download

OMPS Ash-Smoke Index

2024-06-18

https://gina.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/QuickGuide_OMPS_AshSmokeIndex-1.pdf

OMPS and VIIRS SO2 Products

2024-06-18

https://gina.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/QuickGuide_OMPS_VIIRS_SO2-1.pdf

VIIRS Ash Index

2024-06-18

https://gina.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/QuickGuide_VIIRS_AshIndex.pdf

GLM Large Stratiform Flashes

2024-02-20

Yes

GLM_StratiformFlashes_Quick_GuideDownload

GLM Regional Applications

2024-02-20

Yes

GLM_Regional_Applications_Quick_Guide_V3Download

LightningCast

2024-01-29

https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/GOESR_LightningCastProbability_Quickguide.pdf

Snow Fraction

2023-10-25

https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOESR_SnowFraction.pdf

Cloud Cover Layers

2023-08-31

QuickGuide_GOES_ABI_CCL_cira_31Aug2023Download

Ice Age / Ice Thickness

2023-08-03

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_GOESR_L2IceAgeIceThickness.pdf

Ice Motion

2023-08-03

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_GOESR_L2IceMotion.pdf

Day Cloud Type

2023-01-30

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Day_Cloud_Type_RGB.pdf

VIIRS Sea Spray RGB

2022-06-22

VIIRS_Sea_Spray_RGB_Quick_Guide_v2Download

merged Snowfall Rate (mSFR)

2025-03-18

QuickGuide_mSFR_202503Download

Snowfall Rate (SFR)

2025-03-18

QuickGuide_SFR_202503Download

GOES-R Ice Concentration

2022-03-04

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOESR_IceConcentration.pdf

GOES-R Ice Surface Temperature

2022-03-04

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOESR_IceSurfaceTemperature.pdf

GOES-R Land Surface Temperature

2022-02-22

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOESR_LandSurfaceTemperature.pdf

Rocket Plume RGB (Nighttime)

2022-01-31

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_Template_GOESRBanner_Plume_night.pdf

Rocket Plume RGB (Daytime)

2022-01-31

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_Template_GOESRBanner_Plume_day.pdf

CMORPH-2 Precipitation Rates

2021-09-15

CMORPH2_Quick_Guide_v1Download

VIIRS M-8 Band (1.24 um)

2021-06-03

VIIRS_M8_1_24um_Quick_Guide_v1Download

Split-window Precipitable Water Product

2021-05-20

QuickGuide_CIRA_SPW_20210520Download

GLM Full Disk Data Quality

2021-04-16

Yes

GLM_FD_DQ_Quick_Guide_V1Download

VIIRS Snowmelt

2024-02-06

VIIRS_Snowmelt_RGB_Quick_Guide_02052024Download

DEBRA-Dust Product

2021-02-17

QuickGuide_DEBRA-Dust_20210217Download

Turbulence Probability Product

2020-12-03

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_TurbulenceDetectionDownload

GLM Minimum Flash Area (MFA)

2020-12-03

Yes

GLM_MFA_Quick_Guide_V1Download

GLM Full Disk Gridded Products

2020-12-03

Yes

GLM_Full_Disk_Quick_Guide_V1Download

Fire / Hot Spot Characterization

2021-07-13

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOESR_FireHotSpot_v2.pdf

GOES-R IFR Probability

2020-08-07

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOES16_IFRProbability.pdf

GOES-R Cloud Thickness

2020-08-07

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GOES16_CloudThickness.pdf

Legacy Vertical Profiles

2020-07-24

Yes

QuickGuide_GOES-R_Legacy_Temperature_Moisture ProfilesDownload

GCOM AMSR2 Winds

2020-02-07

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_GCOMAMSR2Winds_v3.pdf

ABI Band 1 (0.47 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band01.pdf

ABI Band 2 (0.64 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band02.pdf

ABI Band 3 (0.86 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band03.pdf

ABI Band 4 (1.37 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band04.pdf

ABI Band 5 (1.61 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band05.pdf

ABI Band 6 (2.24 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band06.pdf

ABI Band 7 (3.9 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band07.pdf

ABI Band 8 (6.2 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band08.pdf

ABI Band 9 (6.9 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band09.pdf

ABI Band 10 (7.3 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band10.pdf

ABI Band 11 (8.5 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band11.pdf

ABI Band 12 (9.6 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band12.pdf

ABI Band 13 (10.3 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band13.pdf

ABI Band 14 (11.2 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band14.pdf

ABI Band 15 (12.3 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band15.pdf

ABI Band 16 (13.3 μm)

2017-10-18

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_Band16.pdf

GeoColor

2017-10-18

QuickGuide_CIRA_Geocolor_20171019Download

QuickGuide_CIRA_Geocolor_esDownload

Spanish

Advected Layer Precipitable Water (ALPW) product

2025-05-16

Yes

QuickGuide_ALPW_20250611Download

Night Fog Difference (10.3 minus 3.9 microns)

2017-12-15

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_NightFogBTD.pdf

Split Window Difference (10.3 minus 12.3 microns)

2017-12-15

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_SplitWindowDifference.pdf

Air Mass

2018-01-10

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_AirMassRGB_finalDownload

QuickGuide_GOESR_AirMassRGB_final_esDownload

Spanish PDF

Day Convection

2018-01-10

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_DayConvectionRGB_finalDownload

Day Land Cloud

2018-01-10

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_daylandcloudRGB_finalDownload

Day Land Cloud Fire

2018-01-10

QuickGuide_GOESR_DayLandCloudFireRGB_finalDownload

Differential Water Vapor

2018-01-10

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_DifferentialWaterVaporRGB_finalDownload

Dust

2018-01-10

Yes

Dust_RGB_Quick_GuideDownload

QuickGuide_GOESR_DustRGB_final_esDownload

Spanish

Fire Temperature

2018-01-10

Yes

Fire_Temperature_RGBDownload

Simple Water Vapor

2018-01-10

Yes

Simple_Water_Vapor_RGBDownload

CIMSS Natural True Color

2018-01-23

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_CIMSSRGB_v2.pdf

Day Cloud Convection

2018-03-12

Yes

QuickGuide_DayCloudConvectionRGB_finalDownload

QuickGuide_DayCloudConvectionRGB_esDownload

Spanish

Split Cloud Phase

2018-02-02

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_G16_CloudPhaseBTD.pdf

Cloud Phase Baseline Product

2018-02-02

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineCloudPhase.pdf

Split Snow

2018-02-01

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_SplitSnowv2.pdf

Split Water Vapor Difference

2018-02-06

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_SplitWV_BTDiffv2.pdf

Split Ozone

2018-02-06

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_SplitOzoneDiff.pdf

Clear Sky Mask Baseline Product

2018-02-06

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineClearSkyMask.pdf

Baseline Cloud Top Height

2018-02-08

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineCloudTopHeight.pdf

VIIRS Fire Temperature

2024-02-06

VIIRS_Fire_Temperature_RGB_Quick_Guide_02052024Download

VIIRS Cloud Snow Discriminator

2024-02-06

VIIRS_Cloud_Snow_Discriminator_Quick_Guide_02052024Download

VIIRS Day Fire RGB

2023-03-02

VIIRS_Day_Fire_RGB_Quick_Guide_v1Download

Aerosol Detection Baseline Product

2018-03-06

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineAerosolDetection.pdf

Total Precipitable Water (TPW) Baseline product

2018-03-06

Yes

QuickGuide_TPW_20180306Download

QuickGuide_TPW_esDownload

(Spanish) PDF

Baseline Cloud Top Pressure

2018-03-08

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineCloudTopPressure.pdf

Cloud Optical Depth

2018-03-08

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineCloudOpticalDepth.pdf

Baseline Cloud Top Temperature

2018-03-08

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineCloudTopTemperature.pdf

Cloud Particle Size Distribution

2018-03-08

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineCloudParticleSizeDistribution.pdf

Derived Motion Winds

2018-03-09

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineDerivedMotionWinds.pdf

Aerosol Optical Depth Baseline product

2018-03-22

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineAerosolOpticalDepth.pdf

Derived Stability Indices

2018-03-22

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/ABIQuickGuide_BaselineDerivedStabilityIndices.pdf

Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Baseline Product

2018-05-03

Yes

QuickGuide_SST_20180503Download

Day Cloud Phase Distinction

2018-04-10

Yes

QuickGuide_DayCloudPhaseDistinction_final_v2Download

QuickGuide_DayCloudPhaseDistinctionRGB_esDownload

(Spanish) PDF

Ash

2018-04-10

Yes

GOES_Ash_RGBDownload

VIIRS Near-Constant Contrast

2018-07-09

Yes

VIIRS_Near-Constant_Contrast_Quick_Guide_20180709Download

NUCAPS Soundings

2018-07-09

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/QuickGuide_NUCAPS.pdf

Volcanic Ash Detection and Retrieval

2018-07-09

QuickGuide_JPSS_VolcanicAsh_20180709Download

Volcanic Ash Detection and Retrieval

2019-09-13

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_VolcanicAsh_v3Download

Blended TPW

2018-07-27

Yes

Blended_TPW_Quick_Guide_20180727-1Download

GLM and Ground Networks

2018-08-01

Yes

Quick_Guide_GLM_and_Ground_NetworksDownload

SO2

2018-08-01

Yes

Quick_Guide_SO2_RGBDownload

QuickGuide_SO2RGB_esDownload

(Spanish) PDF

GLM Definitions and Detection Methods

2018-08-07

Yes

GLM_Quick_Guide_Detection_Methods_June_2018Download

GLM Gridded Products

2018-08-07

Yes

GLM_Quick_Guide_Gridded_Products_June_2018Download

GLM Data Quality

2018-08-07

Yes

GLM_Quick_Guide_Data_Quality_June_2018Download

GLM Average Flash Area and Total Optical Energy

2018-08-07

Yes

GLM_Quick_Guide_AFA_and_TOE_August_2018Download

VIIRS Flood Map

2023-06-27

VIIRS_Flood_Mapping_Quick_Guide_v1Download

VIIRS Ice Concentration

2022-03-04

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/JPSSQuickGuide_Ice_Concentration_2022.pdf

VIIRS Ice Surface Temperature

2022-03-11

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/JPSSQuickguide_IST_v3.pdf

VIIRS Cloud Base Height

2018-10-05

QuickGuide_JPSS_VIIRS_CBHDownload

GCOM AMSR2 SST

2018-10-12

GCOM_AMSR2_Sea_Surface_Temperature_Quick_Guide_v5Download

JPSS Snowfall Rate

2018-10-12

JPSS_snowfall_rate_quick_guideDownload

Day Snow Fog

2018-05-30

Yes

QuickGuide_DaySnowFogRGBDownload

QuickGuide_DaySnowFogRGB_esDownload

(Spanish) PDF

VIIRS Active Fire

2022-12-06

VIIRS_Active_Fire_Quick_Guide_v1-2022Download

SAR Winds

2025-03-10

SAR_Winds_Quick_Guide_v1_finalDownload

Gridded NUCAPS

2019-08-02

QuickGuide_GriddedNUCAPS_finalDownload

Day Snow/Cloud Layers

2019-09-14

GOES_Cloud_Snow_Discriminator_Quick_Guide_20190814Download

Nighttime Microphysics

2019/12/06

Yes

QuickGuide_GOESR_NtMicroRGB_Final_20191206Download

QuickGuide_GOESR_NtMicroRGB_Final_20171026_esDownload

(Spanish PDF)

Jason Signficant Wave Height

2019-10-11

Yes

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/OCLOFactSheetPDFs/JPSS_QuickGuide_JasonSignificantWaveHeight_v3.pdf