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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.
Sea Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, MEXICO V1 | RASI | Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | MEXICO | N: 16.38 S: 5 E: -93.38 W: -105 | netCDF-3 |
| S-MODE L2 Shipboard Thermosalinograph, Meteorology, and Bio-optics Measurements Version 1 | Ships | THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, FLUOROMETERS | 2021-08-01 to 2023-05-04 | N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 | netCDF-4 | |
| S-MODE L2 Temperature and Salinity from Saildrones Version 1 | Saildrone | ADCP | 2021-09-01 to 2022-10-31 | N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 | netCDF-4 | |
| S-MODE MOSES Level 2 Atmospherically-Corrected Sea Surface Temperature Version 1 | B-200 | RADIOMETERS | 2021-10-19 to 2023-05-05 | N: 38.1 S: 36 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 | netCDF-4 | |
| S-MODE Saildrone Level 1 Observations | Saildrone | ADCP | 2021-10-01 to 2022-11-30 | N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 | netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone Arctic field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for NOPP-MISST project | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2019-05-14 to 2019-10-11 | ARCTIC | N: 75.5 S: 53.8 E: -146.1 W: -168.7 | netCDF-4 |
| Saildrone Baja field campaign surface and ADCP measurements | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, FLUOROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2018-04-11 to 2018-06-11 | N: 37.82 S: 28.01 E: -115.52 W: -125.55 | netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) project | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02 | ATLANTIC OCEAN | N: 12.1 S: 7.4 E: -48.6 W: -59.4 | netCDF-4 |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Jet Surface Salinity Profiler Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | ROVS | CTD, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2022-09-10 to 2022-09-26 | BEAUFORT SEA | N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -144 W: -151 | netCDF-4 |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Meteorology Data Fall 2022 | Ships | PYRANOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, Pyrgeometer | 2022-08-06 to 2022-10-01 | BEAUFORT SEA | N: 73.55 S: 69 E: -144.8 W: -166 | 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.
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.
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