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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 Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
GHRSST L2P NOAA/ACSPO Himawari-09 AHI Pacific Ocean Region Sea Surface Temperature v2.90 dataset 2.90 Himawari-9 AHI 2022-10-22

N: 60 S: -60 E: -160 W: 80

2000 Meters x 2000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C global sub-skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop satellites (currently Metop-A) (GDS V2) produced by OSI SAF 1 METOP-A AVHRR-3 2013-06-04 to 2016-02-23

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C global sub-skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on Metop satellites (currently Metop-B) (GDS V2) produced by OSI SAF 1 METOP-B AVHRR-3 2016-01-06

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C hourly America Region sub-skin Sea Surface Temperature v1.0 from ABI on GOES16 produced by OSISAF 1.0 GOES-16 ABI 2017-12-14

N: 60 S: -60 E: -15 W: -135

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C hourly Atlantic reprocessed sub-skin sea surface temperature data record v1.0 from SEVIRI on MSG produced by OSISAF 1.0 MSG SEVIRI 2004-01-19 to 2012-12-31

N: 60 S: -60 E: 60 W: -60

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C NOAA/ACSPO GOES-18/ABI West America Region Sea Surface Temperature v2.90 dataset 2.90 GOES-18 ABI 2022-06-07 to Present

N: 60 S: -60 E: -77 W: 163

0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C NOAA/ACSPO Himawari-09 AHI Pacific Ocean Region Sea Surface Temperature v2.90 dataset 2.90 Himawari-9 AHI 2022-10-22

N: 60 S: -60 E: -160 W: 80

0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi NPP (GDS2) V1 1.0 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2013-05-20 to 2016-02-25

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

750 Meters x 750 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature from VIIRS on Suomi NPP (GDS2) V2 2.0 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2016-02-25 to 2018-02-22

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1500 Meters x 1500 Meters 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) 3.0 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2018-01-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

750 Meters x 750 Meters 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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