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Description

These data are the Goddard Satellite-based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Version-3 Dataset recently produced through a MEaSUREs funded project led by Dr. Chung-Lin Shie (UMBC/GEST, NASA/GSFC), converted to HDF-EOS5 format. The stewardship of this HDF-EOS5 dataset is part of the MEaSUREs project.

This is the fine resolution version of the previously released GSSTFMC.2c.

This is the Monthly Climatology product; data are projected to equidistant Grid that covers the globe at 0.25x00.25 degree cell size, resulting in data arrays of 1440x720 size.

Starting from previous Version 2c, these data have only one set of Combined data, "Set1". The Monthly Climatology HDF-EOS5 file also contains one extra grid of NCEP Climatology, "NCEP".

Starting with this Version 3, the "WB" variable, "lowest 500-m precipitable water" has been discontinued.

The short name for this product is GSSTFMC.

Version Description

Not provided

Product Summary

Platforms
DMSP
Instruments
SSM/I
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL OCEAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1988-01-01 to 2008-12-31
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1237113446-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
12
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Sea Level Pressure ,
Air Temperature ,
Skin Temperature ,
Surface Temperature ,
Evaporation ,
Humidity ,
Total Precipitable Water ,
Water Vapor ,
Surface Winds ,
Turbulence ,
Wind Stress ,
Atmospheric Heating ,
Heat Flux ,
Radiative Flux ,
Conduction ,
Evaporation ,
Heat Flux ,
Sea Level Pressure ,
Sea Surface Temperature ,
Surface Winds ,
Turbulence ,
Wind Stress

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Shie, C.-L., Hilburn, K., Chiu, L. S., Adler, R., Lin, I.-I., Nelkin, E., Ardizzone, J., & Gao, S. (2012). Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes Climatology, Monthly Grid, Version 3 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/GSSTF/DATA309 Date Accessed: 2026-04-30

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ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

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An OGCM study of the impact of rain and river water forcing on the Bay Behara, Ambica, Vinayachandran, P. N. Sea Level Pressure, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Surface Temperature, Evaporation, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress, Atmospheric Heating, Heat Flux, Radiative Flux, Conduction, Evaporation, Heat Flux, Sea Level Pressure, Sea Surface Temperature, Surface Winds, Turbulence, Wind Stress
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