File Spec
L3 WATVP (Water Vapor) File Specification
The Water Vapor Product monitors atmospheric water vapor and precipitable water. The ESDT names are MOD05_L2 (Terra) and MYD05_L2 (Aqua).
L3 WATVP (Water Vapor) File Specification
L3 WATVP (Water Vapor) DOI Reference
Dataset Short Name:
Daily:
WATVP_D3_VIIRS_SNPP (VIIRS Instrument / SNPP Platform)
Monthly:
WATVP_M3_VIIRS_SNPP (VIIRS Instrument / SNPP Platform)
L3 WATVP (Water Vapor) File Name Convention
Continuity Atmosphere Product NetCDF4 files are named using a standardized convention as displayed below.
Note that for the filename sample shown below:
L3 WATVP (Water Vapor) Product Description
The Level-3 Continuity Water Vapor product is generated at 1/2 x 1/2 degree spatial resolution. The L3 Continuity Water Vapor data product files always has a prefix of WATVP_D3 for daily or WATVP_M3 for monthly, and contains data retrieved from the VIIRS instrument on the SNPP platform.
L2 WATVP (Water Vapor) Documentation
User Guide
VIIRS Suomi-NPP Water Vapor Products (WATVP) User Guide [v1.0, 7/15/19] View PDF
Version 1.0, July 2019
Borbas, et. al
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD)
L2 WATVP (Water Vapor) File Specification
L2 WATVP (Water Vapor) DOI Reference
Dataset Short Name:
WATVP_L2_VIIRS_SNPP (VIIRS Instrument / SNPP Platform)
Dataset Long Name:
Continuity VIIRS/SNPP Level-2 (L2) Water Vapor Product
Other Information:
Swath, 750 m resolution
Six minute time-period granules
Format: NetCDF4 files
L2 WATVP (Water Vapor) Product Description
The Level-2 Continuity Water Vapor product is generated at 750x750 m (VIIRS, at nadir) spatial resolution. The L2 Continuity Water Vapor data product files always have a prefix of WATVP_L2 and contains data retrieved from the VIIRS instrument on the SNPP platform. The figures below show WATVP_L2 Total Precipitable Water [mm] products derived from VIIRS-only and VIIRS combined with NUCAPS product on 25 October 2014 at 08:42 UTC.
L2 WATVP (Water Vapor) File Name Convention
Continuity Atmosphere Product NetCDF4 files are named using a standardized convention as displayed below.
Note that for the filename sample shown below:
L2 WATVP (Water Vapor) Product Description
The Level-2 Continuity Water Vapor product is generated at 6 x 6 km (VIIRS, at nadir) spatial resolution. The L2 Continuity Water Vapor data product files always have a prefix of WATVP_L2 and contains data retrieved from the SNPP/VIIRS platform.