---
aliases:
  - context: instrumentID
    lexicon: ceos
    term: 412
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentsummary.aspx?instrumentID=412
  - context: Instrument
    lexicon: ceos
    term: VIIRS
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentindex.aspx#V
  - context: resource
    lexicon: dbpedia
    term: Visible_Infrared_Imaging_Radiometer_Suite
    url: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_Infrared_Imaging_Radiometer_Suite
  - context: Sensor
    lexicon: podaac
    term: VIIRS
    url: ~
cited_by: []
contributors:
  - display_name: 'Contributor : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration '
    href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/contributor/3716.yaml
    id: 3716
    organization:
      country_code: US
      display_name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
      identifier: national-oceanic-atmospheric-administration
      name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
      organization_type_identifier: federal
      type: organization
      url: http://www.noaa.gov/
    organization_uri: /organization/national-oceanic-atmospheric-administration
    person: {}
    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
    role_type_identifier: contributor
    uri: /contributor/3716
  - display_name: 'Contributor : National Aeronautics and Space Administration '
    href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/contributor/3713.yaml
    id: 3713
    organization:
      country_code: US
      display_name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      identifier: national-aeronautics-space-administration
      name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      organization_type_identifier: federal
      type: organization
      url: http://www.nasa.gov
    organization_uri: /organization/national-aeronautics-space-administration
    person: {}
    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
    role_type_identifier: contributor
    uri: /contributor/3713
description: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
description_attribution: ~
display_name: visible-infrared-imager-radiometer-suite
files: []
href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/instrument/visible-infrared-imager-radiometer-suite.yaml
identifier: visible-infrared-imager-radiometer-suite
name: Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite
parents: []
platforms:
  - description: 'In January 2012, NASA has renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite, namely NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) launched on October 28, 2011, to Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership). This is in honor of the late Verner E. Suomi, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin, who is recognized widely as "the father of satellite meteorology." The announcement was made on January 24, 2012 at the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in New Orleans, Louisiana.'
    description_attribution: 'In January 2012, NASA has renamed its newest Earth-observing satellite, namely NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) launched on October 28, 2011, to Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership). This is in honor of the late Verner E. Suomi, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin, who is recognized widely as "the father of satellite meteorology." The announcement was made on January 24, 2012 at the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in New Orleans, Louisiana.'
    identifier: suomi-national-polar-orbiting-partnership
    name: Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
    uri: /platform/suomi-national-polar-orbiting-partnership
references: []
type: instrument
uri: /instrument/visible-infrared-imager-radiometer-suite