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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 | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 N: 72 S: -44 E: -105 W: -180 |
4200 Meters x 4600 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Surface Salinity Snake data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Revelle | SS | 2016-08-16 to 2017-11-16 |
N: 32.3 S: 5.06 E: -117.3 W: -155.8 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| NOAA GHRSST Level 2P Indian Ocean Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature v1.0 from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager (SEVIRI) on the Meteosat Second Generation-2 (MSG-2) satellite | 1.0 | MSG | SEVIRI | 2013-08-01 |
N: 73 S: -73 E: 81 W: -81 |
3000 Meters x 3000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 4 OSPO Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) | 1.0 | GOES-16, Himawari-9, GOES-15, Suomi-NPP, METOP-B, METEOSAT-10 | ABI, AHI, GOES-15 Imager, VIIRS, AVHRR-3, SEVIRI | 2014-06-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Climate Data Record Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to 2022-02-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 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 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 4 RAMSSA_9km Australian Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis v1.0 dataset (GDS2) | 1.0 | BUOYS, Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, GCOM-W1, METOP-A, METOP-B, NCEP GTS, Ships | DRIFTING BUOYS, CTD, XBT, VIIRS, AMSR2, AVHRR-3, TEMPERATURE PROBES | 2006-06-12 to Present |
N: 20 S: -70 E: 180 W: 60 N: 20 S: -70 E: 180 W: 60 |
0.083 Decimal Degrees x 0.083 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 4 OSPO Global Nighttime Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) | 1.0 | GOES-16, Himawari-9, GOES-15, Suomi-NPP, METOP-B, METEOSAT-10 | ABI, AHI, GOES-15 Imager, VIIRS, AVHRR-3, SEVIRI | 2014-06-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | 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 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.
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.
19 MIN READ
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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