Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VIIRS | 6 |
| Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite canonical | 4 |
| MODIS | 1 |
| Visible and Infrared Scanner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1745343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Context triple: [Suomi NPP, instrumentFullName, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite]
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A.
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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B.
Mid-Infrared Instrument
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) is a key James Webb Space Telescope payload that provides imaging, spectroscopy, and coronagraphy in the mid-infrared range to study cold, distant, and dust-obscured cosmic objects.
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C.
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) is a satellite-based sensor system that measures global ozone distribution and vertical ozone profiles to support climate research and environmental monitoring.
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D.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder is a satellite-based microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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E.
NIRCam
NIRCam is the primary near-infrared imaging camera on the James Webb Space Telescope, designed for high-resolution observations of distant galaxies, stars, and exoplanets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Target entity description: The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
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A.
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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B.
Mid-Infrared Instrument
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) is a key James Webb Space Telescope payload that provides imaging, spectroscopy, and coronagraphy in the mid-infrared range to study cold, distant, and dust-obscured cosmic objects.
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C.
Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite
The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) is a satellite-based sensor system that measures global ozone distribution and vertical ozone profiles to support climate research and environmental monitoring.
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D.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder is a satellite-based microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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E.
NIRCam
NIRCam is the primary near-infrared imaging camera on the James Webb Space Telescope, designed for high-resolution observations of distant galaxies, stars, and exoplanets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation instrument
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imaging spectroradiometer ⓘ radiometer ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
VIIRS
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataProduct |
Level-1 radiance data
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Level-2 environmental data records ⓘ aerosol optical depth products ⓘ cloud mask products ⓘ nighttime lights products ⓘ sea surface temperature products ⓘ vegetation index products ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy |
National Weather Service
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climate researchers ⓘ environmental agencies ⓘ oceanographers ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Ball Aerospace
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NASA ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
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| firstFlownOn | Suomi NPP ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 2011-10-28 ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
day-night band imaging
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global coverage ⓘ high spatial resolution ⓘ low-light imaging ⓘ multispectral imaging ⓘ radiometric measurement ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
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surface form:
AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ⓘ
surface form:
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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surface form:
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| orbitType |
polar orbit
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sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Joint Polar Satellite System
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surface form:
U.S. polar-orbiting environmental satellite system
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| primaryUse |
aerosol detection
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climate monitoring ⓘ cloud property retrieval ⓘ disaster monitoring ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ nighttime lights observation ⓘ ocean monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature retrieval ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ wildfire detection ⓘ |
| providesCoverage | global daily coverage ⓘ |
| spectralRange |
near infrared
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shortwave infrared ⓘ thermal infrared ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| supportsApplication |
climate data records generation
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flood monitoring ⓘ marine ecosystem monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ sea ice monitoring ⓘ volcanic ash detection ⓘ |
| swathWidth | approximately 3000 kilometers ⓘ |
| usedOnProgram |
JPSS
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Joint Polar Satellite System ⓘ Suomi NPP ⓘ
surface form:
Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
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| usedOnSpacecraft |
JPSS-1
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NOAA-20 ⓘ NOAA-21 ⓘ Suomi NPP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Description of subject: The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Suomi NPP
subject surface form:
Aqua
this entity surface form:
MODIS
this entity surface form:
VIIRS
this entity surface form:
VIIRS
this entity surface form:
VIIRS
this entity surface form:
VIIRS
this entity surface form:
VIIRS
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
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abbreviation
→
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
VIIRS
this entity surface form:
Visible and Infrared Scanner
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
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successor
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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
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