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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
MODIS Terra Level 3 SST Thermal IR Monthly 9km Nighttime V2019.0 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II in HDF-EOS5, for GSSTF2c, 1x1 deg Daily grid V2c (GSSTF_NCEP) at GES DISC NCEP-GFS NOT APPLICABLE 1987-07-01 to 2009-01-01 GLOBAL OCEAN N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II in HDF-EOS5, for GSSTF2c, 1x1 deg Monthly grid V2c (GSSTFM_NCEP) at GES DISC NCEP-GFS NOT APPLICABLE 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL OCEAN N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II, for GSSTF, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid V3 (GSSTF_NCEP) at GES DISC NCEP-GFS NOT APPLICABLE 1987-07-01 to 2009-01-01 GLOBAL OCEAN N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II, for GSSTF, 0.25x0.25 deg, Monthly grid V3 (GSSTFM_NCEP) at GES DISC NCEP-GFS NOT APPLICABLE 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 GLOBAL OCEAN N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
NOAA GHRSST Level 2P Atlantic Ocean Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature v1.0 from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) on the Meteosat Second Generation-4 (MSG-4) satellite MSG SEVIRI 2018-09-10 to 2023-03-21 BALTIC SEA N: 73 S: -73 E: 81 W: -81 netCDF-4
NOAA GHRSST Level 2P Indian Ocean Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature v1.0 from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) on the Meteosat Second Generation-1 (MSG-1) satellite MSG SEVIRI 2018-09-18 to 2022-06-01 INDIAN OCEAN N: 73 S: -73 E: 81 W: -81 netCDF-4
NOAA GHRSST Level 2P Indian Ocean Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature v1.0 from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) on the Meteosat Second Generation-2 (MSG-2) satellite MSG SEVIRI 2013-08-01 INDIAN OCEAN N: 73 S: -73 E: 81 W: -81 netCDF-4
NOAA-20 VIIRS Level-2 Regional 11µm Day/Night Sea Surface Temperature (SST) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version R2024.0 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2017-11-29 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
NOAA-20 VIIRS Level-2 Regional Triple-window Sea Surface Temperature (SST3) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version R2024.0 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2017-11-29 to Present 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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