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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.

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
GHRSST Level 2P 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi NPP (GDS2) V2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2016-02-25 to 2018-02-22 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature version 3.0 from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite (GDS2) Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2018-01-30 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Atlantic Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) on the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-3) satellite (GDS version 2) MSG SEVIRI 2013-08-01 BALTIC SEA N: 73 S: -73 E: 81 W: -81 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Central Pacific Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Imager on the GOES-15 satellite (GDS version 2) GOES-15 GOES-11 Imager 2013-08-01 to 2020-03-02 CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN N: 72 S: -44 E: 180 W: 146 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global 1m Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the MetOp-A satellite produced by NAVO METOP-A AVHRR-3 2013-09-24 to 2020-07-07 GLOBAL N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global 1m Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the MetOp-B satellite produced by NAVO METOP-B AVHRR-3 2013-09-24 to 2020-06-22 GLOBAL N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global 1m Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA-18 satellite produced by NAVO NOAA-19 AVHRR-3 2013-09-24 to 2018-05-14 GLOBAL N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global 1m Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA-19 satellite produced by NAVO NOAA-19 AVHRR 2013-09-24 to 2021-01-06 GLOBAL N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Near-Real-Time Subskin Sea Surface Temperature version 8.2 (v8.2) from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) on the GCOM-W satellite by REMSS GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi-NPP satellite (GDS2) Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2011-11-21 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
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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.
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True color corrected reflectance image of Africa, Europe, and Asia from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite

From MODIS to VIIRS: Continuing the Legacy

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).

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