diff --git a/parm/soca/obs/config/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml b/parm/soca/obs/config/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6a24d7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parm/soca/obs/config/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+obs space:
+  name: icec_viirs_n20_l2_north
+  obsdatain:
+    engine:
+      type: H5File
+      obsfile: !ENV ${DATA}/obs/${OPREFIX}icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.{PDY}${cyc}.nc4
+  obsdataout:
+    engine:
+      type: H5File
+      obsfile: !ENV ${DATA}/diags/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.${PDY}${cyc}.nc4
+  simulated variables: [seaIceFraction]
+  io pool:
+    max pool size: 1
+get values:
+  time interpolation: linear
+obs operator:
+  name: Identity
+  observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+obs error:
+  covariance model: diagonal
+obs filters:
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+    minvalue: 0.9
+- filter: Bounds Check
+  minvalue: 0.0
+  maxvalue: 1.0
+#- filter: Background Check
+#  threshold: 5.0
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+    maxvalue: 2.0
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+    maxvalue: 0.0
+  action:
+    name: inflate error
+    inflation factor: 2.0
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+    minvalue: 100e3
diff --git a/parm/soca/obs/config/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml b/parm/soca/obs/config/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..030b1091f
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+++ b/parm/soca/obs/config/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+obs space:
+  name: icec_viirs_n20_l2_south
+  obsdatain:
+    engine:
+      type: H5File
+      obsfile: !ENV ${DATA}/obs/${OPREFIX}icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.{PDY}${cyc}.nc4
+  obsdataout:
+    engine:
+      type: H5File
+      obsfile: !ENV ${DATA}/diags/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.${PDY}${cyc}.nc4
+  simulated variables: [seaIceFraction]
+  io pool:
+    max pool size: 1
+get values:
+  time interpolation: linear
+obs operator:
+  name: Identity
+  observation alias file: obsop_name_map.yaml
+obs error:
+  covariance model: diagonal
+obs filters:
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/sea_area_fraction}
+    minvalue: 0.9
+- filter: Bounds Check
+  minvalue: 0.0
+  maxvalue: 1.0
+#- filter: Background Check
+#  threshold: 5.0
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+    maxvalue: 2.0
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: { name: GeoVaLs/sea_surface_temperature}
+    maxvalue: 0.0
+  action:
+    name: inflate error
+    inflation factor: 2.0
+- filter: Domain Check
+  where:
+  - variable: {name: GeoVaLs/distance_from_coast}
+    minvalue: 100e3
diff --git a/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml b/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
index 150722c58..c11dc1ace 100644
--- a/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/obs/obs_list.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ observers:
 # Ice concentration
 - !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_amsr2_north.yaml
 - !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_amsr2_south.yaml
+#- !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_viirs_n20_l2_north.yaml
+#- !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_viirs_n20_l2_south.yaml
 #- !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_amsu_mb_l2.yaml
 #- !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_atms_n20_l2.yaml
 #- !INC ${MARINE_OBS_YAML_DIR}/icec_atms_n21_l2.yaml
diff --git a/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml b/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml
index fd9239022..0b3c56764 100644
--- a/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml
+++ b/parm/soca/obsprep/obsprep_config.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ observations:
     dmpdir regex: 'AMSR2-SEAICE-SH_v2r2_GW1_s*.nc'
     ocean basin: RECCAP2_region_masks_all_v20221025.nc
 
+- obs space:
+    name: icec_viirs_n20_l2_north
+    provider: JPSSRR
+    dmpdir subdir: ocean/icec/NH
+    type: nc
+    dmpdir regex: 'JRR-IceConcentration_v2r3_j01_s*.nc'
+    ocean basin: RECCAP2_region_masks_all_v20221025.nc
+
+- obs space:
+    name: icec_viirs_n20_l2_south
+    provider: JPSSRR
+    dmpdir subdir: ocean/icec/SH
+    type: nc
+    dmpdir regex: 'JRR-IceConcentration_v2r3_j01_s*.nc'
+    ocean basin: RECCAP2_region_masks_all_v20221025.nc
+
 - obs space:
     name: icec_amsu_mb_l2
     provider: MIRS