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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 Level 2P Global Sea Surface Temperature v2.0 from the AVHRR on the MetOp-A satellite produced by NAVO 2.0 METOP-A AVHRR-3 2020-06-29

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

4000 Meters x 4000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Temperature v2.0 from the AVHRR on the MetOp-B satellite produced by NAVO 2.0 METOP-B AVHRR-3 2020-06-22

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

4000 Meters x 4000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Temperature v2.0 from the AVHRR on the MetOp-C satellite produced by NAVO 2.0 METOP-C AVHRR-3 2020-06-10

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

4000 Meters x 4000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) on the Metop-A satellite (GDS V2) produced by OSI SAF 1 METOP-A IASI 2014-11-20 to 2016-02-23

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

12000 Meters x 12000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) on the Metop-B satellite (GDS V2) produced by OSI SAF 1 METOP-B IASI 2016-01-07

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

12000 Meters x 12000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Scanning Microwave Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) on the NASA Aqua Satellite 7a Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

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

25000 Meters x 25000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) onboard Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) satellite 4.0 TRMM TMI 1998-01-01 to 2015-01-11

N: 39.01 S: -39.06 E: 180 W: -179.99

25000 Meters x 25000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature version 8.2 (v8.2) from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) 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 NAVO 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature version 3.0 from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 satellite 3.0 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2024-02-20

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P NAVO 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature version 3.0 from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-21 satellite 3.0 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2024-02-21

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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