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Product Last Updated SBN Availability Satellite Category WMO Sat. Skill(s)
VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) August 30, 2024 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Aerosol Detection Product (ADP) August 30, 2024 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Nighttime Microphysics RGB July 9, 2024 No JPSS RGB
VIIRS Ash Index June 18, 2024 No JPSS Product
OMPS and VIIRS SO2 Products June 18, 2024 No JPSS Product
OMPS Ash-Smoke Index June 18, 2024 No JPSS Product
GLM Regional Applications February 20, 2024 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
GLM Large Stratiform Flashes February 20, 2024 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
VIIRS Cloud Snow Discriminator February 6, 2024 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Fire Temperature February 6, 2024 No JPSS RGB
VIIRS Snowmelt February 6, 2024 No JPSS RGB
LightningCast January 29, 2024 No GOES-R Series Product
Snow Fraction October 25, 2023 No GOES-R Series Product
Cloud Cover Layers August 31, 2023 No GOES-R Series Product
Ice Motion August 3, 2023 No GOES-R Series Product
Ice Age / Ice Thickness August 3, 2023 No GOES-R Series Product
Advected Layer Precipitable Water (ALPW) product July 25, 2023 No Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) Product
VIIRS Flood Map June 27, 2023 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Day Fire RGB March 2, 2023 No JPSS RGB
Day Cloud Type January 30, 2023 No GOES-R Series RGB
VIIRS Active Fire December 6, 2022 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Sea Spray RGB June 22, 2022 No JPSS RGB
Snowfall Rate (SFR) March 30, 2022 No JPSS Product
merged Snowfall Rate (mSFR) March 30, 2022 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Ice Surface Temperature March 11, 2022 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Ice Concentration March 4, 2022 No JPSS Product
GOES-R Ice Surface Temperature March 4, 2022 Yes GOES-R Series Product
GOES-R Ice Concentration March 4, 2022 Yes GOES-R Series Product
GOES-R Land Surface Temperature February 22, 2022 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Rocket Plume RGB (Daytime) January 31, 2022 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Rocket Plume RGB (Nighttime) January 31, 2022 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
CMORPH-2 Precipitation Rates September 15, 2021 No JPSS Product
Fire / Hot Spot Characterization July 13, 2021 Yes GOES-R Series Product
VIIRS M-8 Band (1.24 um) June 3, 2021 No JPSS Single Band
Split-window Precipitable Water Product May 20, 2021 No GOES-R Series Product
GLM Full Disk Data Quality April 16, 2021 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
DEBRA-Dust Product February 17, 2021 No GOES-R Series Product
GLM Full Disk Gridded Products December 3, 2020 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
GLM Minimum Flash Area (MFA) December 3, 2020 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
Turbulence Probability Product December 3, 2020 Yes GOES-R Series Product
GOES-R Cloud Thickness August 7, 2020 No GOES-R Series Product
GOES-R IFR Probability August 7, 2020 Yes GOES-R Series Product
Legacy Vertical Profiles July 24, 2020 Yes GOES-R Series Product
GCOM AMSR2 Winds February 7, 2020 No JPSS Product
Nighttime Microphysics
Español: RGB Microfísica Nocturna
December 6, 2019 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Jason Signficant Wave Height October 11, 2019 Yes JPSS Product
Volcanic Ash Detection and Retrieval September 13, 2019 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Day Snow/Cloud Layers August 14, 2019 No GOES-R Series Product
Gridded NUCAPS August 2, 2019 No JPSS Product
SAR Winds April 15, 2019 No JPSS Product
JPSS Snowfall Rate October 12, 2018 No JPSS Product
GCOM AMSR2 SST October 12, 2018 No JPSS Product
VIIRS Cloud Base Height October 5, 2018 No JPSS Product
GLM Average Flash Area and Total Optical Energy August 7, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
GLM Data Quality August 7, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
GLM Gridded Products August 7, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
GLM Definitions and Detection Methods August 7, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
SO2
Español: RGB SO2
August 1, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
GLM and Ground Networks August 1, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series GLM
Blended TPW July 27, 2018 Yes Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) Product
Volcanic Ash Detection and Retrieval July 9, 2018 No JPSS Product
NUCAPS Soundings July 9, 2018 Yes JPSS Product
VIIRS Near-Constant Contrast July 9, 2018 Yes JPSS Product
Day Snow Fog
Español: RGB Nieve y niebla en el día
May 30, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Baseline Product May 3, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Ash April 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Day Cloud Phase Distinction
Español: RGB Distinción de la fase del agua en la nube en el día
April 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Derived Stability Indices March 22, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Aerosol Optical Depth Baseline product March 22, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Day Cloud Convection
Español: RGB Convección de nubes en el día
March 12, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Derived Motion Winds March 9, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Cloud Particle Size Distribution March 8, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Baseline Cloud Top Temperature March 8, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Cloud Optical Depth March 8, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Baseline Cloud Top Pressure March 8, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Total Precipitable Water (TPW) Baseline product
Español: Producto Agua Precipitable Total
March 6, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Aerosol Detection Baseline Product March 6, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Baseline Cloud Top Height February 8, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Clear Sky Mask Baseline Product February 6, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Split Ozone February 6, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Channel Difference
Split Water Vapor Difference February 6, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Channel Difference
Cloud Phase Baseline Product February 2, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Baseline Product
Split Cloud Phase February 2, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Channel Difference
Split Snow February 1, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series Channel Difference
CIMSS Natural True Color January 23, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Simple Water Vapor January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Fire Temperature January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Dust
Español: RGB Polvo
January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Differential Water Vapor January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Day Land Cloud Fire January 10, 2018 No GOES-R Series RGB
Day Land Cloud January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Day Convection January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Air Mass
Español: RGB Masas de Aire
January 10, 2018 Yes GOES-R Series RGB
Split Window Difference (10.3 minus 12.3 microns) December 15, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Channel Difference
Night Fog Difference (10.3 minus 3.9 microns) December 15, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Channel Difference
GeoColor
Español: Producto GeoColor
October 18, 2017 No GOES-R Series Product
ABI Band 16 (13.3 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 15 (12.3 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 14 (11.2 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 13 (10.3 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 12 (9.6 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 11 (8.5 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 10 (7.3 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 9 (6.9 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 8 (6.2 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 7 (3.9 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 6 (2.24 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 5 (1.61 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 4 (1.37 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 3 (0.86 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 2 (0.64 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
ABI Band 1 (0.47 μm) October 18, 2017 Yes GOES-R Series Single Band
Quick Briefs
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Title Last Updated Category WMO Sat. Skill(s)
April 16, 2021 GLM
April 16, 2021 GLM
April 16, 2021 GLM
Day Convection RGB March 16, 2021 RGB
Dust RGB March 16, 2021 Product
Nighttime Microphysics RGB March 16, 2021 Product
April 6, 2020 RGB
January 10, 2020 Product
Air Mass RGB December 13, 2019 RGB
Ash RGB December 13, 2019 RGB
Day Land Cloud Fire RGB December 13, 2019 RGB
Day Land Cloud RGB December 13, 2019 RGB
Differential Water Vapor RGB December 13, 2019 RGB
GOES Fire Temperature RGB December 13, 2019 RGB
September 2, 2019 Product
July 25, 2019 Product
GCOM AMSR2 Winds July 1, 2019 Product
MIRS Sea Ice Concentration June 19, 2019 Product
MIRS Snow Water Equivalent June 19, 2019 Product
MIRS Total Precipitable Water June 19, 2019 Product
April 3, 2019 RGB
April 3, 2019 RGB
Cloud Phase Difference (11.2 – 8.4 μm) February 26, 2019 Product
Fire Detection and Characterization Algorithm (FDCA) January 31, 2019 Product
Legacy Atmospheric Profiles January 31, 2019 Product
Volcanic Ash Detection and Retrieval January 31, 2019 Product
October 4, 2018 GLM
October 4, 2018 GLM
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) product September 28, 2018 Product
GLM Average Flash Area and Total Optical Energy August 7, 2018 GLM
GLM Data Quality August 7, 2018 GLM
GLM Definitions and Detection Methods August 7, 2018 GLM
GLM Gridded Products August 7, 2018 GLM
Day Cloud Phase Distinction July 16, 2018 RGB
Split Water Vapor Difference (6.19 – 7.34 μm) May 2, 2018 Product
AWIPS Remapping, Scales and Spatial Resolution March 12, 2018 Topic
Creating Color Enhancements March 6, 2018 Topic
Satellite Default Color Tables March 6, 2018 Topic
Total Precipitable Water (TPW) Baseline product March 6, 2018 Product
Infrared Satellite Enhancement February 16, 2018 Topic
Night Fog Brightness Temperature Difference (10.3 – 3.9 μm) February 16, 2018 Product
Pixel Size, Parallax, Limb Cooling February 16, 2018 Topic
Satellite Color Tables: Ranges February 16, 2018 Topic
Split Window Difference (10.3 – 12.3 μm) February 16, 2018 Product
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