What is NPP?
NPP is the NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) Preparatory Project. It is a joint mission between NASA and the NPOESS Integrated Program Office (IPO). NPP’s mission is to collect and distribute remotely sensed data for the land, ocean and atmosphere for meteorological and global climate change studies. It allows for the transition from Earth observing (EOS) missions carried out by satellites such as Terra and Aqua to NPOESS. NPP will provide data such as atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity soundings, land and ocean biological productivity, and cloud and aerosol properties. For more information, go to: http://npoess.noaa.gov/index.
