Quick Guides and Briefs
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| Title | Quick Guide | Quick Brief | Contributors | Keywords | Resolution |
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| VIIRS Fire Products | VIIRS Fire Products Specialty Guide | Carl Dierking; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Wildland Fire, Multispectral | 375 m | |
| Identifying False Satellite Fire Detections | Fire Detections Specialty Guide | Carl Dierking; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Wildland Fire, Multispectral | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Fire Color Shortwave IR | VIIRS Fire Color Shortwave IR Guide | Carl Dierking; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Wildland Fire, | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Active Fires Detection Algorithm | RGB Quick Guide | RGB Quick Brief | Carl Dierking, Jen Delamere and Jay Cable; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Jorel Torres; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Wildland Fire, | 375, 750 m |
| VIIRS Active Fires | RGB Quick Guide | University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) NOAA NESDIS | Wildland Fire, | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Flood Mapping | RGB Quick Guide | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) University of Wisconsin-Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) George Mason University | Riverflood, | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Day Fire RGB | RGB Quick Guide | RGB Quick Brief | Jorel Torres, Curtis Seaman, and Bernie Connell; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Wildland Fire, Multispectral | 375 m |
| VIIRS Fire Temperature RGB | RGB Quick Guide | RGB Quick Brief | Jorel Torres and Curtis Seaman, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Wildland Fire, Multispectral | 750 m |
| VIIRS True Color RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Grace Veenstra and Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Jorel Torres and Curtis Seaman; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Wildland Fire, Vegetation, Multispectral, Aerosols | 750 m | |
| VIIRS GeoColor | RGB Quick Guide | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Multispectral, Aerosols, Vegetation, | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Day Land Cloud RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Multispectral, Fog, Cryosphere, Vegetation | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Day Snow-Fog RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) NOAA NESDIS | Multispectral, Fog, Cryosphere, Vegetation | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Snowmelt RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Jen Delamere; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Jorel Torres, Dan Bikos, and Curtis Seaman; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Cryosphere, Multispectral | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Snow/Cloud Discriminator | RGB Quick Guide | Jorel Torres and Curtis Seaman; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Cryosphere, Multispectral | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Blowing Snow RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) NOAA NESDIS | Cryosphere, Multispectral | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Sea Spray RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Jorel Torres and Bernie Connell; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) Bill Line; NOAA STaR / NESDIS Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Cryosphere, Multispectral | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Ice Fog and Power Plant Plumes Products | VIIRS Ice Fog and Power Plant Plumes Products Quick Guide | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Cryosphere, | 375 - 750 m | |
| VIIRS M-8 Band (1.24 µm) | Single Band Product Quick Guide | Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Jorel Torres, Curtis Seaman and Dan Bikos; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Single Band | 750 m | |
| VIIRS 3.74 µm Shortwave IR Band For Fire Detection | Single Band Product Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Jen Delamere; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Jorel Torres and Curtis Seaman; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Single Band, Wildland Fire | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) | Single Band Product Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Wildland Fire, Cryosphere, Aurora | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Fog & Fire Band | Single Band Product Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band, Wildland Fire, Fog | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Ash Index | VIIRS Ash Index Quick Guide | Vince Relamuto, Nick Krotkov, and Can Li; NASA Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Aviation, Volcanos | 750 m | |
| OMPS and VIIRS SO2 Products | OMPS and VIIRS SO2 Products Quick Guide | Vince Relamuto, Nick Krotkov, and Can Li; NASA Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Aviation, Volcanos | 750 m | |
| OMPS Ash-Smoke Index | OMPS Ash Smoke Index Quick Guide | Vince Relamuto, Nick Krotkov, and Can Li; NASA Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Aviation, Volcanos | Suomi: 50 km NOAA-20: 17 km NOAA-21: 10 km |
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| Blended TPW | Blended TPW Quick Guide | Single Band Product Quick Brief | Jorel Torres, Erin Sanders and Bernie Connell; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Single Band, Microwave, Precipitation | ~ 16 km |
| VIIRS Near-Constant Contrast (NCC), Enhanced Day Night Band (DNB) Visible Imagery | Single Band Quick Guide | Single Band Product Quick Brief | Jorel Torres, Erin Sanders and Bernie Connell; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Single Band, Fog | 750 m |
| GCOM AMSR-2 Sea Surface Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature Quick Guide | Scott Lindstrom; University of Wisconsin-Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Microwave, Precipitation | 10 km | |
| GCOM AMSR-2 Winds, Enhanced Day Night Band (DNB) Visible Imagery | Single Band Product Quick Brief | Scott Lindstrom; University of Wisconsin-Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Jorel Torres, Erin Sanders and Bernie Connell; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Microwave, | 6 km | |
| MIRS Snow Water Equivalent | MIRS Quick Guide | MIRS Quick Brief | Scott Lindstrom; University of Wisconsin-Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Carl Dierking; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Precipitation, Microwave, Cryosphere | ~32 km - 75 km |
| MIRS Sea Ice Concentration | MIRS Quick Guide | MIRS Quick Brief | Carl Dierking; University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Microwave, Cryosphere, | ~ 15 - 75 km |
| MIRS Rain Rate | MIRS Quick Guide | MIRS Quick Brief | University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Precipitation, Microwave, | ~ 32 km - 75 km |
| MIRS Cloud Liquid Water | MIRS Quick Guide | Scott Lindstrom; University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Precipitation, Microwave, | ~ 32 km - 75 km | |
| MIRS Total Precipitation Water | MIRS Quick Guide | University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Precipitation, Microwave, | ~ 32 km - 75 km | |
| Snowfall Rate | Snowfall Rate Quick Guide | Geoffrey Stano; NASA SPoRT Huan Meng; NOAA STaR Kristopher White; NWS Huntsville, AL | Precipitation, Microwave, Cryosphere | ~ 6 km - 16 km | |
| merged Snowfall Rate | Snowfall Rate Quick Guide | Huan Meng; NOAA STaR Kristopher White; NWS Huntsville, AL | Precipitation, Microwave, Cryosphere | ~ 1 km - 16 km | |
| CMORPH-2 Precipitation Rates | Precipitation Quick Guide | Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) Weather Forecasting Office - Juneau, Alaska University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Single Band, Precipitation | 0.05 degrees | |
| VIIRS Ice Concentration | VIIRS Sea Ice Quick Guide | Aaron Letterly; University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Cryosphere, | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Ice Surface Temperature | VIIRS Sea Ice Quick Guide | Aaron Letterly; University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Cryosphere, | 750 m | |
| NUCAPS Soundings | NUCAPS Quick Guide | NUCAPS Quick Brief | Scott Lindstrom; University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Profile, Atmosphere | 50-150 km horizontal 1-2 km vertical |
| NUCAPS Gridded | NUCAPS Quick Guide | Emily Berndt; NASA MSFC/SPoRT | Profile, Atmosphere | 50-150 km | |
| NUCAPS EDR Quality Flags | NUCAPS EDR Quick Guide | Rebekah Esmaili; Science & Technology Corp. | Profile, Atmosphere | 50 - 150 km | |
| VIIRS Cloud Base Height | Cloud Product Quick Guide | Yoo-Jeong Noh, Jorel Torres and Steve Miller; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Multispectral, Aviation, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Day Cloud Type RGB | Cloud Product Quick Guide | Andrew Heidinger; NOAA STaR University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Multispectral, Aviation, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Cloud Top Altitude | Cloud Product Quick Guide | Andrew Heidinger; NOAA STaR University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Multispectral, Aviation, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Arctic Day Cloud Type RGB | Cloud Product Quick Guide | Steve Wanzong; University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Multispectral, Aviation, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Cloud Cover Layer RGB | Cloud Product Quick Guide | Andrew Heidinger; NOAA STaR University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Multispectral, Aviation, Atmosphere | 4-10 km | |
| VIIRS Day Cloud Phase Distinction RGB | RGB Quick Guide | University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Multispectral, Atmosphere | 375 m | |
| VIIRS Nighttime Microphysics RGB | RGB Quick Guide | University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) NASA SPoRT | Multispectral, Fog, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| 24-Hour Microphysics RGB | RGB Quick Guide | NASA SPoRT | Multispectral, Fog, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| Dust RGB | RGB Quick Guide | Kevin Fuell; NASA SPoRT | Multispectral, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| VIIRS Ash RGB | RGB Quick Guide | University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) NASA SPoRT | Multispectral, Atmosphere, Volcano | 750 m | |
| Satellite Cloud Vertical Cross-section (CVC) | Satellite Cloud Vertical Cross-section Quick Guide | Yoo-Jeong Noh, Jorel Torres and Steve Miller; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Aviation, Atmosphere | 0.02 deg horizontal 1000 ft vertical | |
| Derived Motion Wind (DMW) | VIIRS DMW Quick Guide | Richard Dworak; University of Wisconsin Madison - Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) | Aviation, Atmosphere | 750 m | |
| Advected Layer Precipitable Water Product | VIIRS ALPW Quick Guide | Dan Bikos; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) | Atmosphere, Precipitation | 16 km horizontal 150 mb vertical | |
| The 0.64 µm "Visible" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band | 375 m | |
| Satellites and Their Instruments | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | 250 - 2700 m | ||
| The "Nighttime Visible" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band | 750 m | |
| The 1.61 µm Near-IR "Snow/Ice" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band, Cryosphere | 375 m | |
| The 0.86 µm Near-IR "Veggie" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band, Vegetation | 375 m | |
| The 11 µm "Longwave IR" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band | 750 m | |
| The 3.74 µm "Fog and Fire" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band, Fog, Wildland Fire | 375 m | |
| Pixel Growth and Other Gotchas | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | |||
| Polar Products for Alaska | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | 375 - 1000 m | ||
| Anatomy of an RGB | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | |||
| The 0.49 µm "Blue Visible" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band, Aerosols | 750 m | |
| The 0.56 µm "Green Visible" Band | GINA Quick Guide | Carl Dierking and Eric Stevens; University of Alaska Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) | Single Band | 750 m | |
| METimage | METimage Quick Guide | University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) / Colorado State University (CSU) NOAA EUMETSAT | Multispectral | 500 m |