L3 AERDT (Aerosol Dark Target) DOI Reference

Dataset Short Name:
   Daily:
      AERDT_D3_VIIRS_SNPP  (VIIRS Instrument / SNPP Platform)
   Monthly:
      AERDT_M3_VIIRS_SNPP  (VIIRS Instrument / SNPP Platform)

Dataset Long Name:
   Daily:
      Continuity VIIRS/SNPP Daily (D3) Aerosol Dark Target Product
   Monthly:
      Continuity VIIRS/SNPP Monthly (M3) Aerosol Dark Target Product

Other Information:
Timeframe: Daily or Monthly
Format: NetCDF4 files

Platform:
SNPP 

Instrument:
VIIRS  (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite)

Product Description:
The Level-3 Continuity Atmospheric Aerosol Dark Target Product (AERDT_D3 or AERDT_M3) provides full global coverage of aerosol properties from the Dark Target (DT) algorithm. The DT algorithm covers the "dark surfaces" of the Earth. Results are provided on a 1 x 1 degree global grid on daily and monthly time scales.  Product files are stored in NetCDF4 format.

Production Frequency:
One D3 file per day and one M3 file per month

Spatial Coverage:
Global

Spatial Resolution:
1 x 1 degree rectangular global grid

File Size:
300 MB

Related Links:
https://atmosphere-imager.gsfc.nasa.gov/continuity/products/aerosol-dark-target-l3/introduction
(Atmosphere Imager Continuity L3 Aerosol Dark Target Product)

Data Authors:
Aerosol Dark Target:  Rob Levy, Shana Mattoo, Virginia Sawyer

Dataset Originator/Creator:
Atmosphere Science Team / Aerosol Dark Target Team
Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPS)

When using Version 1.0 Data:   (File Version 001) 
(To determine the Collection version of the data you used or are using, look at the NetCDF4 filename. If there is a ".001." field in the NetCDF4 filename, then it's Version 1.0 data.)

Dataset DOI:   (Data Object Identifier)

Daily:

dx.doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_D3_VIIRS_SNPP.001 (VIIRS)

Monthly:

dx.doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_M3_VIIRS_SNPP.001 (VIIRS)

Citation:   (We kindly request that you cite the use of any Version 1.0 Continuity Atmosphere Aerosol Deep Blue data in a publication using the following wording.)

Daily:

Levy, R., S. Matoo, V. Sawyer, 2019. Continuity Atmosphere Daily (D3) VIIRS Aerosol Dark Target (AERDT_D3_VIIRS_SNPP), SIPS Processing System, University of Wisconsin, [doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_D3_VIIRS_SNPP.001; doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_D3_VIIRS_SNPP.001]

Monthly:

Levy, R., S. Matoo, V. Sawyer, 2019. Continuity Atmosphere Monthly (M3) VIIRS Aerosol Dark Target (AERDT_M3_VIIRS_SNPP), SIPS Processing System, University of Wisconsin, [doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_M3_VIIRS_SNPP.001; doi:10.5067/VIIRS/AERDT_M3_VIIRS_SNPP.001]