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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.

Sea Surface Temperature Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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) 1.0 MSG SEVIRI 2013-08-01

N: 73 S: -73 E: 81 W: -81

4500 Meters x 4500 Meters 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) 1.0 GOES-15 GOES-11 Imager 2013-08-01 to 2020-03-02

N: 72 S: -44 E: 180 W: 146

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N: 72 S: -44 E: -105 W: -180

4200 Meters x 4600 Meters 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 1.0 METOP-A AVHRR-3 2013-09-24 to 2020-07-07

N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

8800 Meters x 8800 Meters 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 1.0 METOP-B AVHRR-3 2013-09-24 to 2020-06-22

N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

8800 Meters x 8800 Meters 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 1.0 NOAA-19 AVHRR-3 2013-09-24 to 2018-05-14

N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

8800 Meters x 8800 Meters 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 1 NOAA-19 AVHRR 2013-09-24 to 2021-01-06

N: 80 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

8800 Meters x 8800 Meters 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 8.2 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2012-07-02

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

25000 Meters x 25000 Meters 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) 2016.2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2011-11-21

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Aqua satellite (GDS2) 2019.0 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Terra satellite (GDS2) 2019.0 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24

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

1000 Meters x 1000 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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