The NESDIS/StAR VIIRS Imagery and Visualization Team is responsible for the checkout/validation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) EDR Imagery from the NASA/NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-1 spacecraft. Currently, there are two VIIRS in orbit: JPSS-1 (NOAA-20) leads SNPP (Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership) spacecraft by a half orbit, or ~50 minutes in the 1330 local-time sun-synchronous orbit. The VIIRS instrument collects visible and infrared imagery of the earth, providing global information about land, ocean, clouds, and cryosphere.
![]() VIIRS Image of visible hole from total solar eclipse: 21 August 2017 at 1830 UTC |
![]() Color-enhanced VIIRS Image of Hurricane Lester: 29 August 2016 at 2144 UTC, as well as close-up of hurricane eye at 375 m resolution |
Bill Line
Lead, STAR Imagery Science Team
NOAA/NESDIS/StAR/RAMMB @ CIRA
bill.line@noaa.gov
Bill Line
Lead, STAR Imagery Science Team
NOAA/NESDIS/StAR/RAMMB @ CIRA
bill.line@noaa.gov