--- cited_by: [] datasets: - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology using optimal interpolation (OI) on a regional 1/12 degree grid over the Australian region (20N - 70S, 60E - 170W). This BLUELink Regional Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis (RAMSSA) v1.0 system blends satellite SST observations from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), and, the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), and in situ data from ships, and drifting and moored buoy from the Global Telecommunications System (GTS). The processing results in daily foundation SST estimates that are largely free of nocturnal cooling and diurnal warming effects.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/ABOM-L4HRfnd-AUS-RAMSSA_09km display_name: GHRSST Level 4 RAMSSA Australian Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-abom-l4hrfnd-aus-ramssa_09km lat_max: 20 lat_min: -70 lon_max: -170 lon_min: 60 name: GHRSST Level 4 RAMSSA Australian Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: ABOM-L4HRfnd-AUS-RAMSSA_09km processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2008-04-01T00:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-abom-l4hrfnd-aus-ramssa_09km url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/ABOM-L4HRfnd-AUS-RAMSSA_09km variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology using optimal interpolation (OI) on a global 0.25 degree grid. This BLUELink Global Australian Multi-Sensor SST Analysis (GAMSSA) v1.0 system blends satellite SST observations from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), and, the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), and in situ data from ships, and drifting and moored buoy from the Global Telecommunications System (GTS). In order to produce a foundation SST estimate, the AATSR skin SST data stream is converted to foundation SST using the Donlon et al. (2002) skin to foundation temperature conversion algorithms. These empirically-derived algorithms apply a small correction for the cool-skin effect depending on surface wind speed, and filter out SST values suspected to be affected by diurnal warming by excluding cases which have experienced recent surface wind speeds of below 6 ms-1 during the day and less than 2 ms-1 during the night.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/ABOM-L4LRfnd-GLOB-GAMSSA_28km display_name: GHRSST Level 4 GAMSSA Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-abom-l4lrfnd-glob-gamssa_28km lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 name: GHRSST Level 4 GAMSSA Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: ABOM-L4LRfnd-GLOB-GAMSSA_28km processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2008-08-24T00:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-abom-l4lrfnd-glob-gamssa_28km url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/ABOM-L4LRfnd-GLOB-GAMSSA_28km variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature (SST) analysis produced daily on an operational basis at the Canadian Meteorological Center. This dataset merges infrared satellite SST at varying points in the time series from the (A)TSR series of radiometers from ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat, AVHRR from NOAA-16,17,18,19 and METOP-A, and microwave data from TMI, AMSR-E and Windsat in conjunction with in situ observations of SST from drifting buoys and ships from the ICOADS program. It uses the previous days analysis as the background field for the statistical interpolation used to assimilate the satellite and in situ observations. This dataset adheres to the GHRSST Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 2 format specifications.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/CMC0.2deg-CMC-L4-GLOB-v2.0 display_name: GHRSST Level 4 CMC0.2deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-cmc0-2deg-cmc-l4-glob-v2-0 lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 name: GHRSST Level 4 CMC0.2deg Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (GDS version 2) native_id: CMC0.2deg-CMC-L4-GLOB-v2.0 processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2013-09-23T21:14:48 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 1991-09-01T00:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-cmc0-2deg-cmc-l4-glob-v2-0 url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/CMC0.2deg-CMC-L4-GLOB-v2.0 variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) using an optimal interpolation (OI) approach on a regional 0.03 degree grid. The analysis is based upon nighttime GHRSST L2P skin and subskin SST observations from several satellites over the North and Baltic Seas. The sensors include the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Aqua. An ice field from the Swedish and Finnish ice services is used to mask out areas with ice.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/DMI-L4UHfnd-NSEABALTIC-DMI_OI display_name: GHRSST Level 4 DMI_OI North Sea and Baltic Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-dmi-l4uhfnd-nseabaltic-dmi_oi lat_max: 65.98 lat_min: 48.01 lon_max: 30 lon_min: -9.99 name: GHRSST Level 4 DMI_OI North Sea and Baltic Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: DMI-L4UHfnd-NSEABALTIC-DMI_OI processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2007-06-04T00:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-dmi-l4uhfnd-nseabaltic-dmi_oi url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/DMI-L4UHfnd-NSEABALTIC-DMI_OI variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: "Launched in March 2002 by the European Space Agency (ESA), Envisat is the largest Earth Observation spacecraft ever built. It carries ten sophisticated optical and radar instruments to provide continuous observation and monitoring of the Earth's land, atmosphere, oceans and ice caps. The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) onboard the Envisat spacecraft is designed to meet the challenging task of monitoring and detecting the climate change signal of sea surface temperature (SST). It builds on the success of its predecessor instruments on the European Remote-Sensing Satellite (ERS)-1, and ERS-2 satellites, and will lead to a multi-decade record of precise and accurate global SST measurements, thereby making a valuable contribution to the long-term climate record. The exceptionally high radiometric accuracy and stability of AATSR data are achieved through a number of unique features. A comprehensive pre-launch calibration programme, combined with continuous in-flight calibration, ensures that the data are continually corrected for sensor drift and degradation. A \"dual-view\" algorithm offering improved atmospheric correction by applying two different atmospheric path lengths is used to derive the SSTskin observations. The accuracies achieved with this configuration are further enhanced by using low-noise infrared detectors, cooled to their optimum operating temperature by a pair of Stirling-cycle coolers. With its high-accuracy, high-quality imagery and channels in the visible, near-infrared and thermal wavelengths, AATSR data will support many applications in addition to oceanographic and climate research, including a wide range of land-surface, cryosphere and atmospheric studies. See Llewellyn-Jones et al (2001) ESA bulletin 105, Feb 2001 for a full description. These AATSR L2P SST data are produced as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Project according to the GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 1.5. This AATSR L2P dataset is the original product produced by the Medspriation Regional Data Assembly Facility (RDAC) from early 2005 to mid 2009." description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L2P-ATS_NR_2P display_name: GHRSST Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on the ESA Envisat satellite produced by EUR doi: ~ end_time: 2009-09-30T00:45:00 identifier: nasa-podaac-eur-l2p-ats_nr_2p lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 name: GHRSST Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on the ESA Envisat satellite produced by EUR native_id: EUR-L2P-ATS_NR_2P processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2005-01-31T13:21:21 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-eur-l2p-ats_nr_2p url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L2P-ATS_NR_2P variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at Ifremer/CERSAT (France) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a global 0.1 degree grid. It provides a daily cloud-free field of foundation sea surface temperature at approximately 10km resolution (0.1 degree) over the full globe. It is generated by merging microwave and infrared satellite sea surface temperature observations including those from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager. The satellite SST observations are intercalibrated using the AATSR sensor as a reference (previously re-calibrated using all available in situ data). The development of the global real-time sea surface temperature at Ifremer/CERSAT is supported by European Commission initially in the frame of MERSEA project.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4HRfnd-GLOB-ODYSSEA display_name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-eur-l4hrfnd-glob-odyssea lat_max: 80 lat_min: -80 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: EUR-L4HRfnd-GLOB-ODYSSEA processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2007-09-30T12:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-eur-l4hrfnd-glob-odyssea url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4HRfnd-GLOB-ODYSSEA variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily by Ifremer/CERSAT (France) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a regional 0.02 degree grid. It provides a daily cloud-free field of foundation sea surface temperature at approximately 2 km resolution (0.02 degree) for the Mediterranean Sea. It is generated by merging microwave and infrared satellite sea surface temperature observations including those from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI). The satellite SST observations are intercalibrated using the AATSR sensor as a reference (previously re-calibrated using all available in situ data). This dataset was the first Level 4 product produced by the GHRSST Project. It has been superseded by the ODYSSEA L4 product for this region: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Mediterranean Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHFnd-MED-v01 display_name: GHRSST Level 4 EUR Mediterranean Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: 2008-01-14T00:00:00 identifier: nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhfnd-med-v01 lat_max: 45.99 lat_min: 30.01 lon_max: 36.49 lon_min: -5.99 name: GHRSST Level 4 EUR Mediterranean Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: EUR-L4UHFnd-MED-v01 processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2005-01-30T00:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhfnd-med-v01 url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHFnd-MED-v01 variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at Ifremer/CERSAT (France) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a regional 0.02 degree grid. It provides a daily cloud-free field of foundation sea surface temperature at approximately 2 km resolution (0.02 degree) for the Galapagos Islands and the Eastern Central Pacific. It is generated by merging microwave and infrared satellite sea surface temperature observations including those from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager. The satellite SST observations are intercalibrated using the AATSR sensor as a reference (previously re-calibrated using all available in situ data). The development of the global real-time sea surface temperature at Ifremer/CERSAT is supported by European Commission initially in the frame of MERSEA project.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHRfnd-GAL-ODYSSEA display_name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Eastern Central Pacific Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhrfnd-gal-odyssea lat_max: 20 lat_min: -20 lon_max: -69 lon_min: -120 name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Eastern Central Pacific Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: EUR-L4UHRfnd-GAL-ODYSSEA processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2008-01-22T12:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhrfnd-gal-odyssea url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHRfnd-GAL-ODYSSEA variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at Ifremer/CERSAT (France) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a regional 0.02 degree grid. It provides a daily cloud-free field of foundation sea surface temperature at approximately 2 km resolution (0.02 degree) for the Mediterranean Sea. It is generated by merging microwave and infrared satellite sea surface temperature observations including those from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager. The satellite SST observations are intercalibrated using the AATSR sensor as a reference (previously re-calibrated using all available in situ data). The development of the global real-time sea surface temperature at Ifremer/CERSAT is supported by European Commission initially in the frame of MERSEA project. This dataset supersedes the original Level 4 product for this region: GHRSST Level 4 EUR Mediterranean Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHRfnd-MED-ODYSSEA display_name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Mediterranean Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhrfnd-med-odyssea lat_max: 46.5 lat_min: 30 lon_max: 36.5 lon_min: -18.5 name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA Mediterranean Sea Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: EUR-L4UHRfnd-MED-ODYSSEA processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2007-12-31T12:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhrfnd-med-odyssea url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHRfnd-MED-ODYSSEA variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at Ifremer/CERSAT (France) using optimal interpolation (OI) on a regional 0.02 degree grid. It provides a daily cloud-free field of foundation sea surface temperature at approximately 2 km resolution (0.02 degree) for the North-Western European shelves. It is generated by merging microwave and infrared satellite sea surface temperature observations including those from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager. The satellite SST observations are intercalibrated using the AATSR sensor as a reference (previously re-calibrated using all available in situ data). The development of the global real-time sea surface temperature at Ifremer/CERSAT is supported by European Commission initially in the frame of MERSEA project.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHRfnd-NWE-ODYSSEA display_name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA North-Western Europe Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhrfnd-nwe-odyssea lat_max: 60 lat_min: 43 lon_max: 9 lon_min: -13 name: GHRSST Level 4 ODYSSEA North-Western Europe Regional Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: EUR-L4UHRfnd-NWE-ODYSSEA processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2008-01-22T12:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-eur-l4uhrfnd-nwe-odyssea url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/EUR-L4UHRfnd-NWE-ODYSSEA variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: 'A Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 4 sea surface temperature analysis produced daily on an operational basis at the UK Met Office using optimal interpolation (OI) on a global 0.054 degree grid. The Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) analysis uses satellite data from sensors that include the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR), the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS (AMSRE), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI), and in situ data from drifting and moored buoys. This analysis has a highly smoothed SST field and was specifically produced to support SST data assimilation into Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models.' description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/UKMO-L4HRfnd-GLOB-OSTIA display_name: GHRSST Level 4 OSTIA Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis doi: ~ end_time: ~ identifier: nasa-podaac-ukmo-l4hrfnd-glob-ostia lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 name: GHRSST Level 4 OSTIA Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis native_id: UKMO-L4HRfnd-GLOB-OSTIA processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2006-04-01T00:00:00 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-ukmo-l4hrfnd-glob-ostia url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/UKMO-L4HRfnd-GLOB-OSTIA variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ - access_dt: ~ attributes: ~ cite_metadata: ~ data_qualifier: ~ description: "Launched in March 2002 by the European Space Agency (ESA), Envisat is the largest Earth Observation spacecraft ever built. It carries ten sophisticated optical and radar instruments to provide continuous observation and monitoring of the Earth's land, atmosphere, oceans and ice caps. The Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) onboard the Envisat spacecraft is designed to meet the challenging task of monitoring and detecting the climate change signal of sea surface temperature (SST). It builds on the success of its predecessor instruments on the European Remote-Sensing Satellite (ERS)-1, and ERS-2 satellites, and will lead to a multi-decade record of precise and accurate global SST measurements, thereby making a valuable contribution to the long-term climate record. The exceptionally high radiometric accuracy and stability of AATSR data are achieved through a number of unique features. A comprehensive pre-launch calibration programme, combined with continuous in-flight calibration, ensures that the data are continually corrected for sensor drift and degradation. A \"dual-view\" algorithm offering improved atmospheric correction by applying two different atmospheric path lengths is used to derive the SSTskin observations. The accuracies achieved with this configuration are further enhanced by using low-noise infrared detectors, cooled to their optimum operating temperature by a pair of Stirling-cycle coolers. With its high-accuracy, high-quality imagery and channels in the visible, near-infrared and thermal wavelengths, AATSR data will support many applications in addition to oceanographic and climate research, including a wide range of land-surface, cryosphere and atmospheric studies. See Llewellyn-Jones et al (2001) ESA bulletin 105, Feb 2001 for a full description. These AATSR L2P SST data are produced as part of the Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Project according to the GHRSST-PP Data Processing Specification (GDS) version 1.5. This particular GHRSST AATSR dataset is produced by the UK Processing and Archiving (UPA) Centre Regional Data Assembly Facility (RDAC) for ESA since mid-2008. From the perspective of data format and quality it is identical to the L2P AATSR Medspiration (EUR) RDAC dataset produced earlier in the GHRSST Project." description_attribution: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/UPA-L2P-ATS_NR_2P display_name: GHRSST Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on the ESA Envisat satellite produced by UPA doi: ~ end_time: 2012-04-08T05:30:00 identifier: nasa-podaac-upa-l2p-ats_nr_2p lat_max: 90 lat_min: -90 lon_max: 180 lon_min: -180 name: GHRSST Level 2P Global Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on the ESA Envisat satellite produced by UPA native_id: UPA-L2P-ATS_NR_2P processing_level: ~ publication_year: ~ release_dt: 2011-01-21T17:10:13 scale: ~ scope: ~ spatial_extent: ~ spatial_ref_sys: ~ spatial_res: ~ start_time: 2008-05-27T01:18:12 temporal_extent: ~ temporal_resolution: ~ type: dataset uri: /dataset/nasa-podaac-upa-l2p-ats_nr_2p url: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/UPA-L2P-ATS_NR_2P variables: ~ version: ~ vertical_extent: ~ display_name: environmental-satellite/advanced-along-track-scanning-radiometer href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/platform/environmental-satellite/instrument/advanced-along-track-scanning-radiometer.yaml instrument_identifier: advanced-along-track-scanning-radiometer location: ~ parents: [] platform_identifier: environmental-satellite type: instrument_instance uri: /platform/environmental-satellite/instrument/advanced-along-track-scanning-radiometer