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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 4 REMO_OI_SST_5km Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) | 1.0 | TRMM, NOAA-19, NOAA-20 | TMI, AVHRR-3 | 2002-09-01 to 2016-10-12 |
N: 15 S: -45 E: -15 W: -70 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST L3C hourly Atlantic reprocessed sub-skin sea surface temperature data record v1.0 from SEVIRI on MSG produced by OSISAF | 1.0 | MSG | SEVIRI | 2004-01-19 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 60 S: -60 E: 60 W: -60 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Saildrone Baja field campaign surface and ADCP measurements | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, FLUOROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2018-04-11 to 2018-06-11 |
N: 37.82 S: 28.01 E: -115.52 W: -125.55 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GHRSST Level 4 SPoRT Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v1.0) | 1.0 | Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, METOP-B, METOP-C, NOAA-21 | VIIRS, AVHRR-3 | 2025-03-24 |
N: 80 S: -80 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.018 Decimal Degrees x 0.018 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 3C Indian-Ocean (IO) sub-skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) on MSG in GDS2 format produced by OSISAF | 1.0 | MSG | SEVIRI | 2017-03-28 |
N: 60 S: -60 E: 101.5 W: -18.5 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Saildrone field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) project | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02 |
N: 12.1 S: 7.4 E: -48.6 W: -59.4 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GHRSST Level 4 DMI_OI Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) | 1.0 | Aqua, MSG, Terra, NOAA-20, Suomi-NPP, GCOM-W1, METOP-A | MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, VIIRS, AMSR2 | 2013-04-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| GHRSST Level 4 K10_SST Global 10 km Analyzed Sea Surface Temperature from Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) in GDS2.0 | 1.0 | METEOSAT-9, METEOSAT-11, METOP-A, Suomi-NPP, METOP-B | SEVIRI, AVHRR, VIIRS | 2019-01-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees | 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 |
| SPURS-1 research vessel Meteorological series data for N. Atlantic Endeavor cruises | 1.0 | R/V Endeavor, R/V Knorr | MMS | 2013-03-14 to 2013-10-13 |
N: 42 S: 32 E: -37 W: -72 |
1 Meters x 1 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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