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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 NOAA ACSPO SST v2.80 from VIIRS on NOAA-21 Satellite 2.80 NOAA-21 VIIRS 2023-03-19

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on NOAA-20 Satellite 2.80 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-05

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P NOAA STAR SST v2.80 from VIIRS on S-NPP Satellite 2.80 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-02-01

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Regional 1m Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on the NOAA-19 satellite produced by NAVO 1 NOAA-19 AVHRR 2013-05-05 to 2021-01-16

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

2200 Meters x 2200 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Sea Surface Temperature version 1.0 from the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary (EWSG1) produced by NAVO 1.0 GOES-13 ABI 2021-12-06 to 2023-11-08

N: 78 S: -78 E: 140 W: -16

4000 Meters x 4000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Sea Surface Temperature version 1.0 from the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary (EWSG2) produced by NAVO 1.0 GOES-15 GOES-15 Imager 2023-12-03 to Present

N: 65 S: -65 E: 140 W: -20

4000 Meters x 4000 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P 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 2016-11-23

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

1100 Meters x 1100 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P 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 2016-01-19

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

1100 Meters x 1100 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Western Atlantic Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Imager on the GOES-13 satellite (GDS version 2) 1.0 GOES-15 GOES-15 Imager 2013-08-01 to 2018-01-08

N: 68 S: -68 E: -0 W: -155

4200 Meters x 4600 Meters netCDF-4
GHRSST Level 2P Western Pacific Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Multifunctional Transport Satellite 2 (MTSAT-2) (GDS version 2) 1.0 MTSAT-2 MTSAT 2 Imager 2013-08-01 to 2015-12-04

N: 79 S: -80 E: 180 W: 64

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N: 79 S: -80 E: -134 W: -180

4000 Meters x 4000 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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