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Sea Surface Temperature Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data | 1 | R/V Sally Ride | CTD, ADCP, SEA-POL, CHAM, SO, ROSR, HSRL, W-Band Radar, CEILOMETERS, RAWINSONDES, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, GPS, Hemisphere VS1000, Gill WindMaster Pro, Vaisala HMT337, Vaisala HMT330, ORG-815-DA, Vaisala PTB330, NOAA PSL Sea Snake, SBE-21, Riegl LD90-3100VHS-FLP, Eppley PIR | 2019-08-31 to 2019-09-26 |
N: 21.41 S: 14.98 E: 130 W: 125.628 |
NetCDF-4, TAR, Text File | |
| QuikSCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS, QUIKSCAT | Computer, SEAWINDS | 2000-06-01 to 2009-11-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF PANAMA, PANAMA V1 | 1 | RASI | Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31 |
N: 9.13 S: 3.13 E: -77.88 W: -81.88 |
netCDF-3 | |
| REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF PAPAGAYO, COSTA RICA V1 | 1 | RASI | Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31 |
N: 12.13 S: 7 E: -85.38 W: -93 |
netCDF-3 | |
| REGIONAL AIR-SEA INTERACTION (RASI) GAP WIND AND COASTAL UPWELLING EVENTS CLIMATOLOGY GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, MEXICO V1 | 1 | RASI | Computer | 1998-01-01 to 2011-12-31 |
N: 16.38 S: 5 E: -93.38 W: -105 |
netCDF-3 | |
| Saildrone Arctic field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for NOPP-MISST project | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2019-05-14 to 2019-10-11 |
N: 75.5 S: 53.8 E: -146.1 W: -168.7 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone Baja field campaign surface and ADCP measurements | 1.0 | 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 | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02 |
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 | 1 | ROVS | CTD, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS | 2022-09-10 to 2022-09-26 |
N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -144 W: -151 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Meteorology Data Fall 2022 | 1 | Ships | PYRANOMETERS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, Pyrgeometer | 2022-08-06 to 2022-10-01 |
N: 73.55 S: 69 E: -144.8 W: -166 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Salinity Snake Data Fall 2022 | 1 | Ships | CTD | 2022-09-09 to 2022-10-03 |
N: 73.6 S: 66 E: -144.8 W: -168.1 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| SCATSAT-1 ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS, SCATSAT-1 | Computer, OSCAT-2 | 2018-04-01 to 2021-03-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Sea Surface Temperature (SST) CPEX | 1 | SATELLITES | Computer | 2017-05-23 to 2017-07-15 |
N: 39.996 S: 5.004 E: 179.5 W: 178.896 |
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| SeaWiFS Global Mapped Eulerian and Lagrangian Oceanography and Ecology Variables Data, version 1 | 1 | OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SMMR/Nimbus-7 Color Images V001 (SMMRN7IM) | 001 | Nimbus-7 | SMMR | 1978-10-30 to 1983-11-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| S-MODE L2 Shipboard Thermosalinograph, Meteorology, and Bio-optics Measurements Version 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Saildrone | ADCP | 2021-10-01 to 2022-11-30 |
N: 38.1 S: 36.3 E: -122.9 W: -125.4 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-3, ASCII | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2: Atmospheric state at Standard Pressure Levels derived from CLIMCAPS V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2PLEVCPS) | 2.1 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Atmosphere, cloud and surface geophysical state V2 (SNDRAQIML2CCPRET) | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-30 to 2016-09-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 2 CLIMCAPS: Retrieved atmospheric state V2.1 (SNDRAQIML2CPS) | 2.1 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2 (SNDRAQIML3CDCCP) | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-09-26 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR + MW Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly V2 (SNDRAQIML3CMCCP) | 2 | Aqua | AIRS, AMSU-A | 2002-08-31 to 2016-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees |
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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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