The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Mission: Status and Initial Results

The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership ( S-NPP) was launched October 28, 2011. After an initial checkout and activation period, all the instruments are in nominal operation and data products are being publicly released. Suomi NPP has five instruments, VIsible-InfraRed Radiometer Suite(VIIRS), Cross-track Infrared Sounder(CrIS), Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder ATMS, Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), and Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES). Suomi NPP will provide 28 data products to two primary user communities; operational users in the weather and environmental conditions forecasting and scientific users primarily interested in studying longer-term climate processes. This presentation will focus on the current status of the Suomi NPP mission, instruments and data products.