Dataset Information

identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ243IA2.002
RangeEndingDate: 2026-05-10
DataResolution: 500m
creator_url: https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
SensorShortname: VIIRS
EndTime: 2026-05-10 23:59:59.000
TileID: 51022006
NorthBoundingCoord: 30.00000000
SatelliteInstrument: JP2VIIRS
HORIZONTALTILENUMBER: 22
creator_name: VIIRS Land SIPS Processing Group
publisher_name: LP DAAC
LongName: VIIRS/JPSS2 BRDF/Albedo Quality Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid
naming_authority: gov.nasa.gsfc.VIIRSland
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PGEVersion: 2.0.8
creator_email: modis-ops@lists.nasa.gov
VersionID: 002
SouthBoundingCoord: 20.00000000
RangeEndingTime: 23:59:59.000000
identifier_product_doi_authority: https://doi.org
comment: For additional information regarding traceability for reference-based sensor calibration, VIIRS Level-1B measurement uncertainty, and radiometric accuracy, refer to the following DOIs: identifier_product_doi = 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ202IMG.002; 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ202MOD.002; 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ202DNB.002; For additional information regarding geometric correction methods and reference data sources, and geometric accuracy of the L1 data, refer to the following DOI: identifier_product_doi = 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ203IMG.002; 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ203MOD.002; 10.5067/VIIRS/VJ203DNB.002
ProcessingCenter: LandSIPS
Conventions: CF-1.6
ProcessingEnvironment: Linux minion20075 5.4.0-1131-fips #141-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 24 14:16:13 UTC 2026 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
PGE_Name: PGE523
EastBoundingCoord: 57.74464798
PGE_EndTime: 2026-05-04 00:00:00
GRingLongitude: 42.400188999999997, 46.008161999999999, 57.748457999999999, 53.212930000000000
ShortName: VJ243IA2
StartTime: 2026-04-25 00:00:00.000
DayNightFlag: Day
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
publisher_url: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov
GRingLatitude: 19.928690000000000, 30.022791999999999, 29.999376000000002, 19.906649999999999
PGENumber: 523
RangeBeginningDate: 2026-04-25
PlatformShortName: JPSS-2
PGE_StartTime: 2026-05-03 00:00:00
AlgorithmVersion: NPP_PR43I 1.0.3
publisher_email: lpdaac@usgs.gov
LocalGranuleID: VJ243IA2.A2026123.h22v06.002.2026131065344.h5
AlgorithmType: SCI
WestBoundingCoord: 42.56711197
ProductionTime: 2026-05-11 06:53:44.000
VERTICALTILENUMBER: 06


Variables in this Dataset

StructMetadata_0: String
origname: StructMetadata.0
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS INFORMATION/StructMetadata.0
Projection: Array of 32 bit Integers [dimofone = 0..0]
grid_mapping_name: sinusoidal
longitude_of_central_meridian: 0.0000000000000000
false_easting: 0.0000000000000000
false_northing: 0.0000000000000000
earth_radius: 6371007.1809999999
origname: Projection
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/Projection
BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I1: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I1
units: flag, no units
valid_range: 0, 3
_FillValue: 255
Description: Band Quality: 0 = best quality, full inversion (WoDs, RMSE majority good) 1 = good quality, full inversion 2 = Magnitude inversion (numobs >= 7) 3 = Magnitude inversion (numobs >= 2 & < 7) 255 = Fill value
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I1
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I1
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_LocalSolarNoon: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_LocalSolarNoon
units: Degree
valid_range: 0, 90
_FillValue: 255
Description: Solar Zenith Angle at Local Solar Noon
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_LocalSolarNoon
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_LocalSolarNoon
coordinates: YDim XDim
Snow_BRDF_Albedo: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: Snow_BRDF_Albedo
units: flag, no units
valid_range: 0, 1
_FillValue: 255
Description: Snow Flags: 0 = snow-free albedo retrieved 1 = snow albedo retrieved
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: Snow_BRDF_Albedo
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/Snow_BRDF_Albedo
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I3: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I3
units: flag, no units
valid_range: 0, 3
_FillValue: 255
Description: Band Quality: 0 = best quality, full inversion (WoDs, RMSE majority good) 1 = good quality, full inversion 2 = Magnitude inversion (numobs >= 7) 3 = Magnitude inversion (numobs >= 2 & < 7) 255 = Fill value
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I3
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I3
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_LandWaterType: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_LandWaterType
units: flag, no units
valid_range: 0, 254
_FillValue: 255
Description: Land/Water: 0 = Shallow ocean 1 = Land (Nothing else but land) 2 = Ocean and lake shorelines 3 = Shallow inland water 4 = Ephemeral water 5 = Deep inland water 6 = Moderate or continental ocean 7 = Deep ocean
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_LandWaterType
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_LandWaterType
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I2: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I2
units: concatenated flags
valid_range: 1, 65535
_FillValue: 0
Description: Valid obs bit 1-16 (16days): 1 = Valid, good obs 0 = No valid obs
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I2
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I2
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_Uncertainty: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_Uncertainty
units: uncertainty, no units
valid_range: 0, 32766
_FillValue: 32767
Description: Uncertainty
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_Uncertainty
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_Uncertainty
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I2: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I2
units: flag, no units
_FillValue: 255
Description: Band Quality: 0 = best quality, full inversion (WoDs, RMSE majority good) 1 = good quality, full inversion 2 = Magnitude inversion (numobs >= 7) 3 = Magnitude inversion (numobs >= 2 & < 7) 255 = Fill value
grid_mapping: Projection
valid_range: 0, 3
origname: BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I2
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_Band_Quality_I2
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_Platform: Array of Bytes [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_Platform
units: flag, no units
valid_range: 0, 254
_FillValue: 255
Description: Platform: 0 = Suomi NPP
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_Platform
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_Platform
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I1: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I1
units: concatenated flags
valid_range: 1, 65535
_FillValue: 0
Description: Valid obs bit 1-16 (16days): 1 = Valid, good obs 0 = No valid obs
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I1
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I1
coordinates: YDim XDim
BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I3: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [YDim = 0..2399][XDim = 0..2399]
long_name: BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I3
units: concatenated flags
valid_range: 1, 65535
_FillValue: 0
Description: Valid obs bit 1-16 (16days): 1 = Valid, good obs 0 = No valid obs
grid_mapping: Projection
origname: BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I3
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/Data Fields/BRDF_Albedo_ValidObs_I3
coordinates: YDim XDim
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units: m
origname: XDim
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units: m
standard_name: projection_y_coordinate
long_name: y coordinate of projection
origname: YDim
fullnamepath: /HDFEOS/GRIDS/VIIRS_Grid_BRDF/YDim