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The Suomi National Polar Partnership (SNPP) is a satellite operated jointly by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The primary imaging sensor on SNPP is the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). Among imaging meteorological satellite sensors the VIIRS is unique in collecting visible, near-infrared and short-wave infrared spectral radiances at night. With sunlight eliminated, these spectral bands make it possible to observe the radiant emissions from gas flares, biomass burning, industrial sites and volcanoes worldwide every 24 hours. With multispectral detections it is possible to model the blackbody emission curve (also known as a Planck curve), which can then be used to estimate the temperature of the source, size of the source (m 2 ), radiative heat intensity (W/m 2 ), radiant heat (MW). This is a substantial advance over satellite fire products based on detection in a single spectral band.
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