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    • GHRSST Level 3C North Atlantic Regional (NAR) subskin Sea Surface Temperature from SNPP/VIIRS produced by OSI SAF (GDS version 2)

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    A regional Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Level 3 Collated (L3C) dataset for the North Atlantic Region (NAR) based on retrievals from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).

    The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF) is producing SST products in near real time from Metop/AVHRR and SNPP/VIIRS. Global AVHRR level 1b data are acquired at Meteo-France/Centre de Meteorologie Spatiale (CMS) through the EUMETSAT/EUMETCAST system. NAR SNPP/VIIRS level 0 data are acquired through direct readout and converted into l1b at CMS. SST is retrieved from the AVHRR and VIIRS infrared channels using a multispectral algorithm. This product is delivered as four six hourly collated files per day on a regular 2km grid. The product format is compliant with the GHRSST Data Specification (GDS) version 2.

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    Metadata Date 2025-03-31T17:37:12Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 24, 2014 (publication), October 2, 2022 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Metadata Date 2025-03-31T17:37:12Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 24, 2014 (publication), October 2, 2022 (revision)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:GHRSST-VIIRS_SST_NPP_NAR-OSISAF-L3C
    Access Constraints Cite as: Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF) (2014). GHRSST Level 3C North Atlantic Regional (NAR) subskin Sea Surface Temperature from SNPP/VIIRS produced by OSI SAF (GDS version 2). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GHRSST-VIIRS_SST_NPP_NAR-OSISAF-L3C. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox South Lat 13.59
    Bbox West Long -76.02
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    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:GHRSST-VIIRS_SST_NPP_NAR-OSISAF-L3C
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2013-11-20
    Temporal Extent End 2020-11-19

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