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Sea Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools
Sea surface temperature data from NASA range from near-real-time retrospective Level 4 datasets to biogeochemical ocean model data. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to learn more about sea surface temperatures and what they mean for weather, climate, and ocean habitats and wildlife.
Featured Sea Surface Temperature: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-20 platforms. VIIRS collects global visible and infrared imagery and other observations across Earth including over the ocean.
With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
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The public release of the NAVO GHRSST Level 4 K10-SST GDS2.0 product provides global daily analyzed SST at a 1-meter reference depth.
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
Join us to learn how to discover, subset, access and visualize both MODIS and VIIRS data products using a suite of user-friendly tools developed by NASA's ORNL DAAC.
Sea Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2RET_NRT) at GES DISC | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | |
| AIRS/Aqua L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V006 (AIRS2SUP_NRT) at GES DISC | Aqua | AIRS | 2016-10-15 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | |
| Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | |
| Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-30 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | |
| ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | COG |
| ASTER L2 Surface Temperature V003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF |
| CMS: MODIS GPP, fPAR, and SST, and ENSO Index, Baja California, Mexico, 2000-2013 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | N: 32.6377 S: 22.7744 E: -108 W: -117 | CSV | |
| CMS: Simulated Physical-Biogeochemical Data, SABGOM Model, Gulf of America, 2005-2010 | Ships, COMPUTERS | CO2 ANALYZERS, Computer | 2005-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | GULF OF AMERICA | N: 39.3735 S: 13.1637 E: -68.1901 W: -100.433 | netCDF-4 classic |
| GPM Ground Validation SEA FLUX ICE POP V1 | MODELS | Computer | 2017-09-01 to 2018-04-30 | WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN | N: 54.25 S: 8.5 E: 177.5 W: 98.5 | netCDF-4 |
| GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1 | NASA WB-57F | HIRAD | 2010-09-01 to 2010-09-16 | CARIBBEAN | N: 30.1404 S: 18.2751 E: -71.0313 W: -95.5915 | netCDF-3 |
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