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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

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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
ISLSCP II Sea Surface Temperature 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1971-01-01 to 2000-12-31

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

Shapefile
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-3, ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) Weekly Front Intensity Fields 1 NOAA-12, NOAA-11 AVHRR, RADIOMETERS 1992-06-08 to 1992-07-05 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) ECMWF Surface Data 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1992-06-01 to 1992-06-28 ASCII
Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIMSS Level 3 Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Monthly CHART Normal Spectral Resolution V1 1 Suomi-NPP CrIS, ATMS 2013-01-01 to 2015-11-01

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

S-MODE MOSES Level 2 Atmospherically-Corrected Sea Surface Temperature Version 1 1 B-200 RADIOMETERS 2021-10-19 to 2023-05-05

N: 38.1 S: 36 E: -122.9 W: -125.4

netCDF-4
GHRSST L3C global 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 2016-02-23

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) Centre Meteorologie Spatiale Weekly Sea SurfaceTemperature Data 1 NOAA-11, NOAA-12 AVHRR 1992-06-08 to 1992-07-12 ASCII
First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX) SOFIA Drifting Buoy Data 1 BUOYS RADIOMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS, HUMIDITY SENSORS 1992-05-30 to 1992-06-30 ASCII
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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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