A sequence of Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm), Near-Infrared (1.61 µm and 2.25 µm), Shortwave Infrared (3.75 µm) and Active Fires product at 2335 UTC on 04 August 2020 (above) showed nighttime reflective and thermal signatures of the fire that was burning about 8.5 hours following a large... Read More

CIMSS has hosted the MODIS Today website for many years.  Its follow-on, the VIIRS Today has gone live as of 4 August 2020.As with MODIS today, the USA is subdivided into 8 sectors, and imagery on a 2-km, 1-km and 250-m grid is provided, even though VIIRS’ best resolution at nadir is 375... Read More