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Sea Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools
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
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHRSST Level 3U 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 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature from TMI onboard TRMM satellite | 7.1a | TRMM | TMI | 1997-12-08 to 2015-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature version 8.2 from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 on the GCOM-W satellite by REMSS | 8.2 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -179 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature version 8a from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 on the GCOM-W satellite | 8a | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -179 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U Global Subskin Sea Surface Temperature version7.0.1a from the WindSat Polarimetric Radiometer on the Coriolis satellite | 7.0.1a | CORIOLIS | WINDSAT | 2002-06-01 to 2020-10-19 |
N: 39.01 S: -39.06 E: 180 W: -179.99 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U 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 |
0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U 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 |
0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3U 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 |
0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 4 AVHRR_OI Global Blended Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) from NCEI | 2.0 | NOAA-11, NOAA-14, NOAA-9, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-19, BUOYS, NOAA-7 | AVHRR-2, AVHRR-3, DRIFTING BUOYS | 1981-09-01 to 2020-04-05 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 4 AVHRR_OI Global Blended Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS2) from NCEI | 2.1 | NOAA-11, NOAA-14, NOAA-9, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-19, METOP-A, METOP-B, NOAA-7 | AVHRR-2, AVHRR-3 | 2016-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | 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.
With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
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The public release of the NAVO GHRSST Level 4 K10-SST GDS2.0 product provides global daily analyzed SST at a 1-meter reference depth.
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).
Join us to learn how to discover, subset, access and visualize both MODIS and VIIRS data products using a suite of user-friendly tools developed by NASA's ORNL DAAC.
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